Minister in trouble over missing Mugabe birthday gifts

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Minister in trouble over missing Mugabe birthday gifts http://www.thezimbabwemail.com/zimbabwe/5022.html 12 April, 2010 02:35:00 Masvingo, – Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Walter Mzembi and Masvingo governor Titus Maluleke have been implicated in the disappearance of Mugabe’s birthday gifts which were donated by Triangle Limited, individuals and other companies. The gifts which include 30 tonnes of sugar, …

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Zimbabwe suspends majority local-ownership rules

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Zimbabwe suspends majority local-ownership rules http://www.reuters.com Tue Apr 13, 2010 2:32pm EDT * Rules to sell majority stake to locals suspended * Deadline for proposals had been Thursday * Regulations being reviewed HARARE, April 13 (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s unity government has suspended and will review rules forcing foreign-owned firms to sell a majority stake to …

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Chombo Employing Tactics To Evade Land Grab Allegations

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Chombo Employing Tactics To Evade Land Grab Allegations http://news.radiovop.com 13/04/2010 16:10:00 Harare, April 13, 2010 – The Minister of Local Government and Urban Development, Ignatius Chombo, has gone ahead with counter investigations on the Harare city councillors who exposed him for land fraud as the battle for control of town house between Zanu (PF) and …

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US$7m needed for Zim met services

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US$7m needed for Zim met services http://www.zimonline.co.za/ by Norest Musvaba in Nairobi Tuesday 13 April 2010 ZIMBABWE requires more than US$7 million to upgrade its archaic meteorological department to meet the demands of global climatic changes increasingly affecting farming patterns across the world, meteorological services chief Amos Makarau has said. The Zimbabwe meteorological services director, …

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Meat shortage looms in Zim aheqad of SA import ban

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Meat shortages in Zim loom ahead of SA import ban http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za Eyewitness News | 3 Hours Ago Zimbabweans are bracing themselves for chronic shortages of beef and pork following a ban on imported animal products from South Africa. The three-month ban has been imposed to prevent the spread of Rift Valley Fever. Zimbabwe’s poultry producers …

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Zimbabwe Black Empowerment Leader Tries to Take Over White-Owned Firm in Harare

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Zimbabwe Black Empowerment Leader Tries to Take Over White-Owned Firm in Harare http://www1.voanews.com Though ZANU-PF provincial official Mliswa said he has acquired shares in the firm, some worried that indigenization is getting ahead of itself Gibbs Dube | Washington 12 April 2010 Though Zimbabwean indigenization regulations were only published in March and according to Prime …

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S. Africa to challenge Zimbabwe farmers compensation

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S. Africa to challenge Zimbabwe farmers compensation (AFP) – 6 hours ago CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s government on Friday said it will fight a court ruling that allowed white farmers who lost land under President Robert Mugabe’s reforms to claim a Zimbabwean state-owned house. The 2.5-million-rand (344,000 dollar, 254,000 euro) house in Cape Town …

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Lawyer to wrestle South African gvt on Zimbabwe farmers’ case

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Lawyer to wrestle South African gvt on Zimbabwe farmers’ case http://www.zimeye.org/?p=15699 By A Correspondent Published: April 2, 2010 (CAPETOWN)  The lawyer representing farmers who have taken a move to attach Zimbabwe government assets in South Africa for payment of compensation, has threatened to wrestle the South African government if they oppose the move. ‘If they …

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Zimbabwe responds to property attachments in SA

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Zimbabwe Responds To Property Attachments In SA http://news.radiovop.com 01/04/2010 22:27:00 Harare, April 02, 2010 – The Zimbabwe Government property in South Africa is protected by diplomatic immunity and cannot therefore be attached, Legal Affairs Minister Patrick Chinamasa told the State-owned Herald in its Friday edition. Chinamasa was responding to reports that a civic organisation in …

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