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Surrounded by diamonds, villagers go hungry in drought-hit Zimbabwe
2016-02-08 06:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Shylet Mutsago, a 63-year-old who lives near the diamond fields of Marange, cannot hide her anger over how mining in this gem-rich part of eastern Zimbabwe has failed to improve the lives of local people. From a distance she watches as companies turn the ground over in search of the alluvial diamonds, releasing clouds of red dust into the sky. "Our hopes of benefiting from the diamonds are gone," she said. "And with this severe drought we are now placing our lives in the hands of God. We are living...
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Zimbabwe declares state of disaster over drought
2016-02-05 01:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on Friday declared a "state of disaster" in many rural areas hit by a severe drought, with 26 percent of the population facing food shortages. A regional drought worsened by the El Nino weather phenomenon has affected South Africa and Zambia as well as Zimbabwe, leaving tens of thousands of cattle dead, dams depleted and crops written off. Formerly known as the breadbasket of Africa, Zimbabwe has suffered perennial shortages in recent years and has resorted to...
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Zimbabwe: Tongaat Allays Sugar Shortage Fears
2016-02-03 07:05:46| Sugar Industry News
Triangle-based sugar milling company Tongaat Hulett has assured the nation that there are enough stocks of sugar despite fears that the current low rainfall may affect cane production. Media reports yesterday suggested that the country was facing a sugar shortage due to drought. In a statement yesterday, Tongaat Hulett corporate affairs and communications manager Ms Adelaide Chikunguru said current stocks were enough to last even up to 2017.
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Zimbabwe Sugar Sector Has Growth Potential
2016-01-29 13:04:01| Sugar Industry News
A GLOBAL markets research think-tank, BMI Research, says Zimbabwe's sugar sector has potential for growth once there is an improvement in access to key export markets.
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Zimbabwe Food and Drink Report 2016
2016-01-20 01:00:00| Beverage industry market research - from just-drinks.com
Business Monitor International's Zimbabwe Food and Drink Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, food and drink associations, government departments and regulatory
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