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Zim: Kimberley Process ignores its own advice

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:45:00 +0200

JOHANNESBURG: Zimbabwe's rough diamond trade has escaped a six-month suspension by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) - an international initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds - after its own investigating team recommended earlier in 2009 that the country be temporarily barred from importing and exporting the gems.
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Zimbabwean diamonds face ban

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0200

Zimbabwe faces having its diamonds suspended from international trading because of alleged human rights abuses by government security forces in the country's diamond fields.
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Zim: Delta brings back the old beer brand

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:58:00 +0200

The country's beverages group, Delta Corporation, has brought back the Chibuku “shake-shake” brand of opaque beer which had been abandoned in 1991 with the introduction of the “scud” brand.
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Zim: Climate change puts Muzarabani on knife edge

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:02:00 +0200

Standing under a Musawu tree, in the middle of her homestead, three months pregnant, Muchaneta Kagodo, is terrified, as changes in climate have spelt misery, loss and hunger. Kagodo is from Kairezi village in Muzarabani, Zimbabwe.
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Zim: USAID launches agricultural support facility

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:34:00 +0200

HARARE: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Standard Chartered Bank of Zimbabwe (Stanchart) have signed an agreement to enable the bank to expand its lending by US$20 million over five years. The program, made possible under USAID's Development Credit Authority, is targeted at the agricultural sector and will allow Stanchart to increase the number of loans it makes directly to farmers and enterprises.
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New milk supply arrangements for Nestle Zimbabwe

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:32:00 +0200

The Dairy Board of Zimbabwe yesterday, 1 October 2009, informed the Gushungo Dairy Estate and the seven other farms with whom Nestlé Zimbabwe began working on a temporary basis in February 2009, that it is now in a position to resume purchasing their milk. Nestlé Zimbabwe therefore will no longer be receiving milk from these eight farms from Sunday, 4 October 2009.
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Visa International back in Zim

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:52:00 +0200

Standard Chartered Bank (Zimbabwe), the primary agent for Visa in Zimbabwe, announced the return of Visa this week, noting that it had started issuing bank customers with the cards on request.
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Zim retailers sideline wholesalers as competition intensifies

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:53:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's retail players are circumventing wholesalers in the country's supply chain as retail competition in the country intensifies. Retailers are seeking direct relationships with manufacturers in order to cut prices and keep customers in a highly competitive market.
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EU maintains Zimbabwe sanctions

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:47:00 +0200

The European Union declared on Sunday, 13 September 2009 that it will maintain targeted economic sanctions over Zimbabwe, while continuing to provide an annual assistance of 90 million euro, about 130 million US dollars, in aid.
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Zim: Retailers fight and customers get the cheer

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:20:00 +0200

After a lull sparked by commodity shortages and a clampdown on manufacturers and distributors, retailers have resurfaced with a fleet of campaigns. The emergence of TM and OK on the advertising scene signals the beginning of a bloodbath as prices start racing downwards.
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