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Economic fears fuel Zimbabwe protests
2016-07-15 13:59:01| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
People take to the streets as Zimbabwe runs out of cash and delays wages.
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Zimbabwe villagers displaced by diamond mining hope to see action from government
2016-06-13 02:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Villagers re-located to a sprawling government-owned farm complex in eastern Zimbabwe to make way for the nation's biggest diamond field are hoping that President Robert Mugabe's move to take control of the valued resource will benefit them. More than 1,000 families were moved in 2009 from a village adjacent to the Chiadzwa diamond field in Marange to Arda Transau, a 12,000 hectare farm settlement about 40 km (25 miles) to the north with promises of a better life. Arda Transau was billed as...
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Tinder-dry Zimbabwe seeks jail terms for arsonists
2016-06-06 11:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Faced with severe drought and tinder-dry forests and fields, Zimbabwe is seeking jail terms to deter the setting of fires that last year scorched over a million hectares of land and property. Until now, those convicted of setting fires often to clear land, burn waste, construct fire breaks or force out animals to poach generally have faced fines or suspended sentences, authorities said. But after 16 people died in 2,464 grass fires in Zimbabwe last year, and as the country faces continuing...
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Econet Zimbabwe FY results hit by weak consumer spending
2016-06-02 09:17:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Zimbabwean operator Econet Wireless said revenue in the year to 29 February fell 14 percent and net profit dropped 42 percent, as cash and foreign currency shortages have depressed consumer spending. The lack of cash has boosted its EcoCash mobile money service, though.
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Zimbabwe lobbies neighbors on ivory trade, will not burn stocks
2016-06-01 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Zimbabwe is seeking support from its neighbors to be allowed to engage in international trade in ivory and will not burn its 70 tonnes of ivory stocks as Kenya did last month, the environment minister said on Wednesday. Zimbabwe and Namibia are bidding to open up international trade in elephant ivory, against initiatives led by Kenya for a complete global ban on the coveted commodity. Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri told diplomats from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) that Zimbabwe...
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