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Saturday, 05-18-13, 10:59Mutambara Hails Land Reform Programme[The Herald]Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has hailed the land reform for empowering Zimbabweans with productive land. He was speaking at the launch of the Food and Nutrition Security Policy in Harare on Thursday. The policy was launched by President Robert Mugabe. Prof Mutambara said the successful land reform was a revolution that created a new dispensation althoughthere was need to boost productivity. read more...
Saturday, 05-18-13, 10:20Ultimatum for Foreign Shops to Indigenise[The Herald]GOVERNMENT has given all businesses operating in reserved sectors of the economy under the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act a six-month ultimatum to apply for indigenisation compliance certificates. read more...
Saturday, 05-18-13, 8:14Election Date Will Only Be Decided After Voter Registration[SW Radio]The date for an election will only be decided when the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission completes its voter registration and inspection exercise, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said. read more...
Friday, 05-17-13, 14:33Mugabe to Summon Military Generals[Zimbabwe Independent]PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has tacitly agreed to summon service chiefs over their recent inflammatory political statements in which they threw afresh their weight behind Zanu PF, as pressure mounts on him to rein in military commanders ahead of watershed elections later this year. read more...
Friday, 05-17-13, 13:33Polls Face Litmus Test[Zimbabwe Independent]WHILE Zimbabwe is supposedly busy laying the groundwork for credible, free and fair elections to usher in a post-coalition government, the country's muddled mobile voter registration exercise heralds chaotic polls with yet another disputed outcome. read more...
Friday, 05-17-13, 9:05MDC-T Plans to Pursue Anti-Poor Policies[The Herald]A 246-page volume of MDC-T policy discussion papers set to be tabled at the party's policy conference set to begin in Harare today paints a gory picture of the MDC-T's plans for Zimbabwe should the party attain power at the harmonised elections. read more...
Friday, 05-17-13, 7:21Govt Criticised for 'Secretive' Mining Deals[SW Radio]The government is facing criticism for a number of 'secretive' mining deals across Zimbabwe, which are being made without any consultation with communities and other stakeholders. read more...
Friday, 05-17-13, 6:24Zimbabwean Woman Shortlisted for Top UN Job[SW Radio]Prominent Zimbabwe human rights lawyer and women and children's activist, Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, is reported to be among six women nominated for the position of Executive Director of UN Women. The position is vacant after former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet resigned recently to stand for re-election in her country's presidential polls. read more...
Thursday, 05-16-13, 11:03Political Parties Prepare for Zimbabwe Elections[AEP]At least 28 political parties will contest Zimbabwe's forthcoming general elections amid concerns that the split votes will give President Robert Mugabe an advantage. read more...
Thursday, 05-16-13, 7:36Influx of Political Parties Ahead of Zim Polls Suspicious[SW Radio]There is potential for confusion in the forthcoming polls as 29 separate parties are set to contest, in a process that is currently marred by political bickering over funding and choosing the date for the election. Political analysts also say while it is good for democracy to have variety, it is "suspicious" to see so many political parties "mushrooming" at the time of elections. read more...


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