Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
BILL WATCH 23/2012 [5th June 2012] The House of Assembly is meeting today, Tuesday 5th June The Senate remains adjourned until Tuesday 12th June Outcome of SADC Summit Luanda, 1st June: Work for Parliament The 1st June Luanda SADC Summit communiqué said: “6.9 On Zimbabwe, Summit commended stakeholders for their commitment, cooperation and efforts towards …
GNU reforms key to credible elections — UK Ambassador http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 24 May 2012 11:43 ZIMBABWE’S relations with the United Kingdom have been strained since Britain refused to fund the government’s chaotic land reform programme from 2000 which saw thousands of white commercial farmers being displaced and the country’s agricultural output plummeting. The relations have also been tense …
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Bigwigs’ debts cancelled http://www.financialgazette.co.zw/ Wednesday, 16 May 2012 21:42 Clemence Manyukwe, Political Editor HIGH-RANKING government officials and politicians are among people whose debts amounting to over US$5 million were written off due to poor record keeping by the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA).An audit done by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), Mildred Chiri, reveals that when ZINWA …
Panel Probes Food Politicization Amid Growing Hunger http://www.voanews.com 11 May 2012 Ntungamili Nkomo | Washington DC The committee tasked with monitoring the implementation of Zimbabwe’s power-sharing agreement said Friday it was investigating allegations of rampant food politicization by President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party. Officials said they deployed a team to Mutare North, Manicaland province, to meet with …
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Sata gives Mugabe $42.5m worth of Maize for campaigns http://www.zambianwatchdog.com/?p=34478 May 6, 2012 | The truth is beginning to emerge on the 300, 000 metric tonnes of maize worth US$42.5 million which the Food Reserve Agency is sending to Zimbabwe. A Zimbabwean newspaper, the Zimbabwean Mail, reports that FRA has signed a US$42.5 million …
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Sata slams sanctions, supports grabbing of white owned farms in Zimbabwe http://www.zambianwatchdog.com/ April 27, 2012 President Michael Sata Thursday bemoaned the effects of what he called illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Western countries.He also supported the land reform programme, saying the liberation struggle would have been in vain had land remained in the hands of a …
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Coalition on the brink: PM’s strong letter to Robert Mugabe http://www.thezimbabwemail.com/ By Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai 05/02/2012 12:25:00 THE following is a leaked draft detailed and strong letter written by the Zimbabwean coalition government’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to Zimbabwean ageing tyrant Robert Mugabe MEMORANDUM TO: H.E. President Robert Mugabe cc: D.P.M. Mutambara FROM: …
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Zanu-PF Bigwigs Sell Free Maize Seed on Parallel Market http://www.radiovop.com Magunje, December 27, 2011 – President Robert Mugabe’s continued support of land reform through free seed is backfiring as Zanu-PF delegates who attended the Bulawayo conference are allegedly selling it on the black-market here. Nearly 6000 delegates attended the conference early in December from district and provincial committees, Central …
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Zanu-PF threatens farmers in Insiza North http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk FARMERS in Insiza North in Matabeleland South province, among them Zapu members and supporters, on Sunday 20 November, 2011 resisted attempts by Zanu-PF to extort donations from them to fund its so-called national conference to be held in Bulawayo next month.23.11.1110:24amby ZAPU Zanu-PF Insiza district official Aggripa Ndlukula, in the company …
Biti: Cabinet ministers among failed farmers http://www.newzimbabwe.com 29/10/2011 00:00:00 by Staff Reporter FINANCE Minister Tendai Biti has defended his agriculture funding record insisting criticism of his policies was only coming from failed farmers, among them ministers in the country’s coalition government. Bit has come under fire from cabinet colleagues accusing him of undermining the country’s land reforms by …