Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Soldiers go on rampage in Chipinge East http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tichaona Sibanda10 November 2010 Heavily armed soldiers wearing military fatigues on Wednesday launched a lunchtime raid on Green Valley farm in Chipinge East, in an operation in which they took away MDC officials. One of those ‘abducted’ by the soldiers, who were brandishing AK47 rifles, is …
NEWS RELEASE 8 November, 2010 SADC LEADERS UNLAWFULLY UNDERMINE REGIONAL TRIBUNAL, SAY LEGAL GROUPS Johannesburg: Heads of State from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have unlawfully sabotaged the SADC Tribunal and undermined the right of citizens to access justice, according to a legal opinion submitted on Friday by a group of …
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Tobacco sales reach 123m kgs http://www.theindependent.co.zw Thursday, 04 November 2010 18:48 AN extra 4,4 million kgs of tobacco was sold during mop-up sales which ended on October 21, figures released by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) showed this week. The selling season officially ended on September 3 with an output of 119 million …
Mat water woes smokescreen for de-industrialisation http://www.theindependent.co.zw Thursday, 04 November 2010 18:55 PERENNIAL water woes in Matabeleland have been used as a smokescreen by unscrupulous businesspeople from other regions to deliberately de-industrialise the area, analysts said, accusing some people of buying companies in the region and stripping them off before relocating to other cities. Bulawayo, …
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Govt must not interfere with judiciary: Makarau http://www.theindependent.co.zw Thursday, 04 November 2010 19:14 SUPREME Court judge, Justice Rita Makarau, has said government should make the judiciary more independent by involving parliament in the selection of judges. Justice Makarau, who was elevated in May to the Supreme Court bench from the post of Judge President, told …
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Drought-prone regions face starvation http://www.theindependent.co.zw Thursday, 04 November 2010 19:16 RURAL households in Masvingo, Matabeleland provinces and the extreme western and northern areas are now running out of cereals and they need urgent government and humanitarian food assistance to avert possible widespread starvation. The Famine Early Warning System Network for Food Security Outlook (Fewsnet) from …
Zimbabwe’s high hopes for small grains http://www.thestandard.co.zw Saturday, 06 November 2010 18:46 The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) launched a project in Zimbabwe recently to promote the use of small grains such as millet and sorghum to boost food security in three drought-prone provinces — Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South and Masvingo.Small grains are considered …
Pensioners, workers cry over NSSA remittances http://www.thestandard.co.zw Saturday, 06 November 2010 20:46 Pensioners and workers, who have entrusted all their life savings with the National Social Security Authority (NSSA), say they have now been made destitute by the organisation which pays them starvation remittances every month and does not adequately cater for those injured while …
1,3m in need of food aid http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by YEUKAI MOYOSunday, 07 November 2010 12:34 HARARE- A national survey has indicated that Zimbabwe will face another food crisis as more than 1,3 million nationals will need food aid to reach the harvests of the next season. According to the National Nutrition Survey, close to 1,3 …
Green gives hope to Chipinge http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Fungi KwarambaSunday, 07 November 2010 16:24 CHISUMBANJE – A project called Green has given hope to the Ndau people and the surrounding communities in Chipinge who have been staying in an arid area where everyone never thought anything good could come out of the place. The project, …