If you didn’t understand or you are not aware of the problem between President Robert Mugabe and Zimbabwe’s White Commercial Farmers and why Zimbabwe is were it is today, watch Mugabe’s interview with CNN.
President Robert Mugabe talks about ‘OUR’ land, not the White Farmer’s land. The land does not belong to the White Farmers says Mr President.
What did you make of President Mugabe’s Interview? It’s either you love him or you hate him, he will never change.
Zimbabwe’s agricultural production is estimated to have risen significantly this year, compared to the past years. However United nations (UN) says “high food insecurity persists in Zimbabwe in spite of the improvement in agricultural production. Good rainfall in the past season meant the 2009 production of maize is estimated to have more than doubled to 1.14 million tonnes, a report by the World Food Programme (WFP) and Food and Agriculture Organisation said.
The latest pictures from Zimbabwe show that the availability of basic commodities in supermarkets is getting back to near normal again.
The latest pictures and the news from Zimbabwe shows that the food situation is surely improving in terms of availability of basic commodities in the shops, as long as you have the US dollars to buy with.
Even bread is now available in Zimbabwe Supermarkets at US 80 cents a loaf. The availability of goods in the supermarkets is bad news for black market traders and cross border traders.
Bring back the good times…..I hope the all the parties in inclusive government, Zanu Pf and MDC will play their part to end the economic crisis in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe – Firemen in the capital, Harare, are so hungry they have gone on strike, according to state media.
The state-controlled daily Herald reported that firemen downed their hoses on Tuesday after their employer, the Harare city council, stopped issuing them with food while at work. “Only two firefighters and two officers reported for work yesterday (Tuesday),” the Herald said. “The officers alleged that the city had reneged on an arrangement to provide them with food while on duty.”
The country is in the grip of severe food shortages that the UN says by January will see 5.5 million people – about one in two -dependent on food aid, after a series of failed harvests.
Churches and aid agencies blame President Robert Mugabe’s disastrous land reform programme since 2000 for triggering a collapse of the country’s once thriving agricultural industry.
Despite evidence of widespread malnutrition, aid agencies have not been able to launch full-scale relief operations after Mugabe banned them for three months around violence-ridden elections in June.- SAPA
International aid agency Red Cross has began distributing food packages to thousands of starving Zimbabweans on Wednesday. This is part of Red Cross’s efforts to prevent famine in Zimbabwe where there is a general food shortage. There were fears of widespread malnutrition when Robert Mugabe banned donor agencies from working in the country after accusing them of supporting Morgan Tsvangirai in the elections. The ban on aid agencies was lifted last month.
“Zimbabwe is facing a dire food security situation — one that is widely regarded as the worst on record,” the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said in an update on the food problems in Zimbabwe.
Food packages will be distributed from warehouses in Harare, Bulawayo and Mutare. These include 383 tonnes of food , consisting of maize, beans and cooking oil which will be distributed to vulnerable Zimbabweans in 8 of the country’s 10 provinces. Almost 24 000 people will benefit from the food aid which is part of the $26.8 million food security operation organised by the agency.
President Mugabe has always been accused of using food aid as a political weapon. Hopefully now with the formation of a government of national unity, all deserving Zimbabweans will be able to get food aid irrespective of political affiliation.
Morgan Tsvangirai is reported to be optimistic about finally agreeing a deal on sharing-power with Robert Mugabe. Tsvangirai said: “There has been a positive development” in the negotiations with Mugabe on Tuesday.
But we have heard these statements so many times. At one time we thought a deal was finally going to be signed. A deal that will finally end all this crisis in Zimbabwe, but we were wrong. Power is so sweet, Mugabe and his generals are not prepared to give up power yet. But like many Zimbabweans, Tsvangirai remains optimistic. Optimistic that Mugabe will one day give him executive powers. But what can make Mugabe agree to give up power, especially to Tsvangirai whom he(Mugabe) sees as a British puppet?
Within Zimbabwe, it doesn’t seem like anything will ever make Mugabe listen to what people want. The international community can not be trusted, so far they have failed to help resolve the Zimbabwean crisis.
Are we ever going to see that day when Mugabe will finally give executive powers to Morgan? I doubt it, it seems to be a long long dream isn’t it?
The government of Swaziland which currently chairs the Southern Africa Development Community’s security and safety committee had scheduled a summit-level committee meeting on Zimbabwe with Mugabe and Mbeki on Wednesday.
So, could that be the reason why Mugabe was celebrating in Swaziland on their King’s birthday whilst Zimbabwe is in crisis? Politics is indeed a dirty game!
Kingdom Meikles Africa Limited has entered into a joint venture with South African retailer Pick ‘n’ Pay in a deal which the company says will enable it to procure products for it’s retail business. The first consignment of goods from South Africa was expected this week. The synergy with Pick ‘n’ Pay “would improve volumes and increase retail capacity at all our branches,” said Mr Dave Mills, Executive Director, Finance and Administration at Kingdom Meikles.
Kingdom Meikles Africa Limited Group Chief executive, Nigel Chanakira emphasised that hinted that the group would soon launch the department stores commercially and an announcement will be made when the group is ready.
The joint venture will also have a Zimbabwe-specific Internet website for online shoppers.
Kingdom Meikles Africa Limited retail chain includes TM Supermarkets, Clicks, and Meikles, Barbours and Greatermans departmental stores.
The Zimbabwe government has finally yielded to major pressure and announced that it is lifting the three months ban on the distribution of food to starving Zimbabweans in the country. Aid agencies were banned from giving out food aid during the run up to the elections in June. In a statement broadcast on ZBC TV, the Ministry of Social Welfare said: “The government has with immediate effect lifted the suspension of operations of private voluntary organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).”
These included those involved in “humanitarian food assistance, relief, recovery and development, childcare and protection and the rights of people with disabilities.”
Robert Mugabe had banned Aid agencies from operating in Zimbabwe in the run-up to the June 27 presidential elections accusing them of using food to persuade rural people to voter for Morgan Tsvangirai.
ndafunga kumusha.
