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Single Currency for Southern, East Africa?

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Sun, 2011-04-24 15:50

Single Currency for Southern, East Africa? - PLANS to adopt a single currency for the 15-member Southern African Development Community (Sadc) by 2018 could be overtaken by a much broader regional single currency and customs project that would include two other trade blocs, Industry and International Trade minister Welshman Ncube has said. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Illegal Settlers Disrupt Timber Industry

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Sun, 2011-04-24 15:49

Illegal Settlers Disrupt Timber Industry - Illegal settlers have disrupted the local timber industry as they have invaded more than 5 000 hectares of commercial forestry land in Manicaland, indiscriminately cutting down trees, and posing serious environmental degradation threats in the process, according to timber industry players. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Grace Mugabe Mystery Deepens

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Sun, 2011-04-17 22:06

Grace Mugabe Mystery Deepens - THE mystery surrounding First Lady Grace Mugabe's whereabouts deepened yesterday with President Robert Mugabe's spokesman saying he does not know where she is. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Arrested South Africans Stranded

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Sun, 2011-04-17 22:06

Arrested South Africans Stranded - Four South African men, hired to drive trucks for a former business associate of Robert Mugabe's wife Grace, are still stranded in Zimbabwe, after their arrest in February. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Agreement Signed On Techobanine Port

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Sun, 2011-04-17 22:05

Agreement Signed On Techobanine Port - The governments of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana on Friday initialled a memorandum of understanding on the implementation of the tripartite project to develop a deep water port at Techobanine, in Mozambique's southernmost district of Matutuine. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Indigenisation - Setting the Record Straight

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Sun, 2011-04-17 22:05

Indigenisation - Setting the Record Straight - UPON reading Psychology Maziwisa's reply in last week's issue of this paper to my recent articles on Zimbabwe's indigenisation and economic laws, my initial reaction was to ignore it and thus accord it the contempt that it blatantly deserved.

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Threat of Waterborne Disease From Unsafe Water

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Sun, 2011-04-17 22:05

Threat of Waterborne Disease From Unsafe Water - Jennifer Madongonda, 43, shares a seven-roomed house with three other families in the low-income suburb of Budiriro, about 15km southwest of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. Seven months ago the municipality cut off water supply because they couldn't pay the bill. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]