Agricultural inputs distributed on party lines Hurungwe

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Agricultural Inputs Distributed on Party Lines Hurungwe http://www.swradioafrica.com Residents of Magunje, Hurungwe are being denied access to seed and other agricultural inputs at the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) Hurungwe on party lines. Magunje residents who attended a community meeting organized by the Centre for Community Development In Zimbabwe (CCDZ). The meeting was aimed at raising …

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Govt freezes indigenisation

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Govt freezes indigenisation MUNYARADZI MUGOWO | HARARE – Dec 06 2010 19:21 Government says it has shelved its indigenisation legislation until “the local economy recovers” and will be selling least 10 parastatals to foreign investors, ceding controlling stakes way above the statutory ceiling of 49%. The landmark policy climb-down comes as a shock to everybody …

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Illegal leases to cost farmers land

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Illegal leases to cost farmers land Herald, Monday, December 06, 2010 By Obert Chifamba GOVERNMENT could, at the conclusion of investigations, repossess landfrom farmers found guilty of leasing farms to white former commercialfarmers in Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West. Speaking after a meeting in Chinhoyi last Friday to discuss allegationsof land leasing, Mashonaland West Governor and …

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Let’s address food security challenges

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Let’s address food security challenges http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 05 December 2010 16:17 BY BRUCE GEMMIL The ongoing land debate continues to centre on past injustices of the colonial era.   This fixation with the past although understandable does nothing to prepare us for the challenges that lie ahead; we cannot change history, but we should learn from …

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Food, farm inputs politicised

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Food, farm inputs politicised http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Vusimuzi BhebheSaturday, 04 December 2010 13:45 HARARE – Zanu (PF) has intensified the politicisation of food aid andfarm input distribution as part of a wider campaign to victimise andintimidate opponents ahead of elections tentatively set for next year. According to the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), incidents of aidpoliticisation …

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UN issues $415M Zimbabwe humanitarium appeal to bridge 2011 hunger season

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UN Issues $415M Zimbabwe Humanitarian Appeal to Bridge 2011 Hunger Season http://www.voanews.com UN Humanitarian Coordinator Alain Noudehou said one in three children in Zimbabwe is chronically malnourished and that malnutrition is a factor in nearly 12,000 child deaths a year in the country Sandra Nyaira | Washington 03 December 2010 The United Nations humanitarian coordinator …

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Zim planes, trains face seizure

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Zim planes, trains face seizure http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Written by John ChimunhuSaturday, 04 December 2010 13:39 HARARE – Zimbabwean farmers have moved a step closer to seizing planes belonging to the troubled state carrier Air Zimbabwe and trains owned by the National Railways of Zimbabwe in their efforts to get compensation for farms seized by President Robert …

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White farmers return to Zimbabwe land

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White farmers return to Zimbabwe land http://www.telegraph.co.uk At least 120 white farmers in Zimbabwe have returned to the land by setting up farms under leasehold deals with the black beneficiaries of Robert Mugabe’s land seizure policies.By Peta Thornycroft in Harare 11:01PM GMT 03 Dec 2010 The emergence of a new group of white farmers has …

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Calls for non-partisan land audit

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MDC calls for non-partisan land audit http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell03 December 2010 The MDC has this week urgently called for a transparent and non-partisan land audit, calling it “paramount to national survival.” The calls come after ZANU PF’s greed was exposed in the media this week in reports that detailed how a select group of …

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