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Hunger looms large as Zim’s grain reserves continue to fall http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Nomalanga Moyo25 April 2013 Zimbabwe is on the verge of a severe shortage of grain, reports by two international development bodies have revealed. In its latest monthly economic review, the African Development Bank (AfDB) attributed the situation to a poor harvest and a lack of …

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Political violence erupts in Zvimba http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ Tuesday, 02 April 2013 10:31 HARARE – Political violence is escalating in Mashonaland West, after an activist loyal to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC was viciously battered by alleged Zanu PF youths on March 25. Wilson Anderson, the MDC branch chairperson in ward 35 in Zvimba East, sustained serious injuries after he …

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Black on black land war intensifies http://www.dailynews.co.zw Sunday, 24 March 2013 13:29HARARE – Some of the Zanu PF shock troopers who led a violent takeover of white-owned commercial farms in 2000 under the guise of land reform are now singing the blues after government ordered their eviction. At least five families out of the 44 that occupied …

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Tokwe-Mukosi: Villagers demand compensation http://www.thestandard.co.zw March 17, 2013 in Community News PRESSURE is piling on government to ensure that villagers being displaced by the construction of the Tokwe-Mukosi dam in Masvingo get compensation and rehabilitation.BY OUR STAFFAffected villagers last year formed the Tokwe-Mukosi People’s Rehabilitation and Resettlement Trust (TMPRRT) to co-ordinate the issue of compensation of the 3 000 …

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Consumers to pay more for maize-meal http://www.swradioafrica.com By Nomalanga Moyo14 March 2013 Consumers will now fork out almost double the amount for a bag of maize meal, in what is thought to be a response to a fuel duty hike by the government last week. On March 11th Finance Minister Tendai Biti announced a 20 percent increase on …

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Hunger stalks rural communities http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ March 8, 2013 in News WHILE cabinet ministers demand upmarket residential stands, top-of-the-range vehicles and hefty financial exit packages towards the end of the inclusive government, villagers still continue struggling as nothing much has changed for them since the advent of the coalition arrangement in 2009. Report by Faith Zaba As the country …

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Authorities must stop the decimation of Bvumba http://www.thestandard.co.zw March 3, 2013 in Opinion The word “Bvumba” is derived from the eastern vernacular mubvumbi, meaning persistent light showers that come with thick mist engulfing an area and its surroundings. Sunday Opinion by Farai Matebvu The favourable climatic conditions and altitude allow a variety of animals and different plant species …

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