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Zimbabwe to import maize from Zambia
07 Apr 2013 at 13:01hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe says the country will import 150 thousand metric tonnes of grain from Zambia.
This follows reports that the country may face food shortages after erratic rains this season. President Mugabe said his Zambian counterpart, Dr Michael Sata, agreed to export the grain on condition that the deal will be on a government-to-government basis. He however, expressed dismay at the decision by Finance Minister Tendai Biti to involve private companies in the deal, a development that will threaten the importation of the grain.
President Mugabe urged Zimbabweans to vote wisely in the forthcoming elections, saying Zanu-PF is the only party that is keen to improve the lives of people through its empowerment programmes.
He warned beneficiaries of the land reform programme against leasing their pieces of land.
Meanwhile, President Mugabe says said traditional norms should be followed when selecting chiefs.
He made the call in Banket after the appointment of Mr Johannes Jenami as the inaugural Chief Chidziva.
The chieftainship was created after a realisation that about 84 percent of Zvimba has not been under the jurisdiction of a traditional leader.
It is also hoped that another part of Zvimba will fall under the Beperere chieftainship after completing the selection process.
President Mugabe implored members of the Zvimba and Chidziva clan to avoid fighting since they are one family.
He commended the Ministry of Local Government, Rural and Urban Development and members of the Gushungo clan for the way they handled the selection process of Chief Chidziva.
Minister Ignatius Chombo said the decision to have two more chieftainships in Zvimba was made in 2009 after it was realised that the Zvimba population had ballooned with the onset of the land reform programme.
This follows reports that the country may face food shortages after erratic rains this season. President Mugabe said his Zambian counterpart, Dr Michael Sata, agreed to export the grain on condition that the deal will be on a government-to-government basis. He however, expressed dismay at the decision by Finance Minister Tendai Biti to involve private companies in the deal, a development that will threaten the importation of the grain.
President Mugabe urged Zimbabweans to vote wisely in the forthcoming elections, saying Zanu-PF is the only party that is keen to improve the lives of people through its empowerment programmes.
He warned beneficiaries of the land reform programme against leasing their pieces of land.
Meanwhile, President Mugabe says said traditional norms should be followed when selecting chiefs.
He made the call in Banket after the appointment of Mr Johannes Jenami as the inaugural Chief Chidziva.
The chieftainship was created after a realisation that about 84 percent of Zvimba has not been under the jurisdiction of a traditional leader.
It is also hoped that another part of Zvimba will fall under the Beperere chieftainship after completing the selection process.
President Mugabe implored members of the Zvimba and Chidziva clan to avoid fighting since they are one family.
He commended the Ministry of Local Government, Rural and Urban Development and members of the Gushungo clan for the way they handled the selection process of Chief Chidziva.
Minister Ignatius Chombo said the decision to have two more chieftainships in Zvimba was made in 2009 after it was realised that the Zvimba population had ballooned with the onset of the land reform programme.
Source - zbc
