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FRA yearns for more funding Posted on July 12th, 2008 The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has asked government to scale up the budgetary allocation to the agency. FRA Provincial Marketing Coordinator Sunday Mwelwa says an increase in the budgetary allocation to the agency would facilitate the purchase of more maize from farmers in a bid to ensure national food security. Mr. Mwelwa noted that failure

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Russia refutes Brown's claims on Zim sanctions Ralph Mutema Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:03:00 +0000 IN what could come as further embarrassment to the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown after China and Russia vetoed sanctions against Zimbabwe, Russia has denied that it made a commitment at last week's Group of Eight (G8) summit to back the U.N. sanctions against Zimbabwe. A senior Russian diplomat

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The sanctions debate goes on Floyd Nkomo Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:34:00 +0000 THE Zimbabwe sanctions draft which was authored by Britain and the U.S. and was vetoed by China and Russia, had sought to condemn the Zimbabwean government for ‘the suspension of medical assistance to HIV/AIDS patients’― an allegation found by the U.N. Security Council to be not true and exposing Gordon Brown’s desperation

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Strong Technologies calls for partnerships By Kabanda Chulu Tuesday July 15, 2008 [04:00] STRONG Technologies chief executive officer Lloyd Ngoma yesterday urged fellow entrepreneurs to enter into partnerships that will help to reduce the cost of doing business. During the signing of a business agreement between Strong Technologies and Everise Electronics Limited, Ngoma said the current

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Mugabe happy with blockage of sanctions By Kingsley Kaswende in Harare and Florence Bupe in Lusaka Tuesday July 15, 2008 [04:00] ZIMBABWEAN president Robert Mugabe is happy with the blockage of proposed United Nations sanctions against his government, his UN ambassador has said. And veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga said the decision by Russia and China to veto proposed further sanctions

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High cost of living worries JCTR By Maluba Jere Tuesday July 15, 2008 [04:00] THE high cost of living without commensurate rise in household incomes will adversely affect the capacity of households to meet basic needs particularly the food items, Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflections (JCTR) has stated. According to their Basic Needs Basket for June (BNB), JCTR stated that the subsequent

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Govt faces blame for Indeni closure By Joan Chirwa Tuesday July 15, 2008 [04:00] INADEQUATE planning on the part of government has caused the shortage of crude oil at Indeni Oil Refinery, reliable sources have disclosed. And Oil Marketing Companies have started stocking petroleum products from various international sources following government's directive as Indeni remains shut for the next two

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MDC statements mirror those of the West Mwanawevhu—Opinion Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:05:00 +0000 DEAR EDITOR—Has anyone noticed how the statements issued by the MDC (Tsvangirai) seem to be in sync every time with opinion in Britain and America and the respective media organisations that support them? These days when I read about Zimbabwe and listen to certain sections of the media report on the

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Indeni runs out of crude oil … State assures nation of enough fuel By KASUBA MULENGA INDENI Petroleum Refinery in Ndola has stopped producing petroleum products after running out of crude oil feed stock. But Government has assured the nation that there is no need to panic because Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) have enough fuel stocks. Minister of Energy and Water Development, Kenneth Konga,

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Govt to Open Farming Blocks in all Provinces Posted on July 13th, 2008 Government has announced that out-grower farming schemes in farming blocks would be opened in all the nine provinces in the country in order to boost agriculture activities and enhance food security. Agriculture and Co-operatives Deputy Minister Daniel Kalenga said government has since embarked on an exercise to put up

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Thank you for your support Editor — As a Zimbabwean who is proud of his African roots and his proud heritage in this great land of Dzimbahwe, I would like to salute those of our friends in the international community who stood resolutely by us at the Security Council. At a time when it is becoming fashionable to sell out on one’s principles, South Africa, China, Russia, Vietnam and others have

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Zim thanks China, Russia for UN veto Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT yesterday thanked Zimbabwe’s true and trusted friends for thwarting efforts by the West to impose more sanctions on the country through the United Nations Security Council last week. In an interview yesterday, Deputy Minister of Information and Publicity Cde Bright Matonga hailed China and Russia for vetoing concerted efforts by

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Africans must help Zimbabwe defeat sanctions Michael Baingana from Uganda — Opinion Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:30:00 +0000 MANY Africans are blaming President Mugabe and ZANU-PF for stealing elections and visiting violence upon Zimbabweans. But how can we honestly overlook the role and motives of Britain and the US in Zimbabwe? How can we fail to see that they have systematically and concertedly

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Get down to work, Chirwa urges Govt By Lambwe Kachali Monday July 14, 2008 [04:00] THE government should stop mourning over President Levy Mwanawasa's illness, MMD presidential aspirant Professor Clive Chirwa has said. And UPND president Hakainde Hichilema said the government should not come to a standstill because of President Mwanawasa's absence from the country. In an interview, Prof Chirwa

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Mugabe shouldn’t be blamed for Zim situation, says Simuchoba By Inonge Noyoo and Masuzyo Chakwe Monday July 14, 2008 [04:06] LUSAKA lawyer Sibanze Simuchoba has said President Robert Mugabe should not be blamed for the situation in Zimbabwe. And retired politician Mark Chona urged people asking for external intervention in the Zimbabwe crisis to do so with caution, saying such intervention

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Chavez links oil price hikes to threats on Iran By Larry Moonze in Havana, Cuba Monday July 14, 2008 [04:00] VENEZUELA President Hugo Chavez has said oil prices are rising to astronomical levels due to threats against Iran and Venezuela, including the geopolitical situation in the Middle East. President Chavez also said other multiple factors to the push up in petroleum prices was lack of

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Corruption in the judiciary By Editor Monday July 14, 2008 [04:00] TO begin with, we would like to refer to a saying of Lenin, that the attitude – that is to say, the seriousness of purpose – of any institution or organisation is measured, basically, by the attitude it takes towards its own problems, deficiencies or inadequacies, errors and so on and so forth. And in the same way, the

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Judiciary must win the fight against corruption - judge Chirwa By Abigail Chaponda in Ndola Monday July 14, 2008 [04:05] SUPREME Court judge Dennis Chirwa has said the judiciary must win the fight against corruption. And justice Chirwa urged magistrates not to take bribes because they blind the eyes of the wise and subvert the cause of the righteous. Justice Chirwa, who was representing Deputy

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Poverty levels still unacceptably high, observes Dr Fundanga By Kabanda Chulu Monday July 14, 2008 [04:00] BANK of Zambia governor Dr Caleb Fundanga has said there is need for intensive efforts from all Zambians for the prevailing economic growth to be felt by ordinary people. And Dr Fundanga challenged Rotarians to instill a sense of ownership among communities so that projects could be

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SOLATECH chief disputes AG report's conclusions By Noel Sichalwe Monday July 14, 2008 [04:00] SOLATECH Limited chief executive officer Michael Nyirenda has disputed the Auditor General's report that his company abandoned works at Samfya Rural Hospital after being paid about K1.7 billion. Nyirenda said officials from the Auditor General's office should have cared to verify the facts before

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Govt to start trust funds in mining communities By Kabanda Chulu Monday July 14, 2008 [04:00] DEPUTY mines minister Maxwell Mwale has said the government will soon establish trust funds that will make mining companies contribute funds towards the sustainability of local communities. And the ministry of mines has granted a grace period of one year for the implementation of the new mines and

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Govt to import palm oil seedlings from Costa Rica By Kabanda Chulu Monday July 14, 2008 [04:00] GOVERNMENT is to import 100,000 pre-germinated seedlings worth US$ 100,000 from Costa Rica under the palm oil project being developed at Mbereshi Farm College in Kawambwa. Luapula Province acting permanent secretary Clement Siame said the importation of the seedlings would supplement the existing

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Harvests ready but no cash to purchase Dyke Sithole Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:02:00 +0000 MOST farmers have just finished harvesting their products and the selling season has reached its peak this month, but many companies in the agro-based industry in Zimbabwe are failing to purchase crops harvested this season. This is because when farmers deliver their produce; their outlets do not have ready cash

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G8: The real crisis is not in Zimbabwe By Political and Features Editor Mabasa Sasa IN 1899, Rudyard Kipling, probably the best known of Britain’s imperial poets, penned an ode titled "The White Man’s Burden" in which he implored the United States of America to join Britain in fully embarking on imperialist wars of conquest and extolled the "virtues" of colonialism. The publication of the poem

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FRA should count itself irrelevant, says chief Hanjalika By Henry Chibulu in Mazabuka Sunday July 13, 2008 [04:00] CHIEF Hanjalika of Mazabuka has said the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) should count itself irrelevant in this year’s maize marketing exercise because the private sector is buying maize at a more attractive price in his chiefdom. Chief Hanjalika told ZANIS in Mazabuka yesterday that the

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