Development delays worry Seretse

28 February, 2009 in Botswana

source: BOPA 27 February, 2009 SEROWE – The Member of Parliament for Serowe North East constituency, Mr Ramadeluka Seretse has called on the political leaders and the civil servants in the Serowe/Palapye Sub-district to develop a strategy that expediate implementation of government projects. Mr Seretse expressed concern that some government projects, which were included in [...]

South Africa: Petrol to Rise By 45c Per Litre in March

28 February, 2009 in South Africa

source: allAfrica BuaNews (Tshwane) Michael Appel 27 February 2009 Pretoria — South African motorists will be forking out 45 cents more per litre of petrol from 4 March, while diesel drivers will enjoy a decrease of 38 cents per litre, the Department of Minerals and Energy reported on Friday. The wholesale price of diesel with [...]

SADC eyes US$2bn Zim investment

28 February, 2009 in South Africa, Zimbabwe

source: SouthAfrica.info Fri, 27 Feb 2009 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is considering the investment of US$2-billion into Zimbabwe’s reconstruction, South Africa’s Finance Minister, Trevor Manuel, said on Thursday. This was much less than the $5-billion which Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said was needed to reconstruct the crisis-torn country. “I was present when [...]

British bank accused of propping up Mugabe regime

28 February, 2009 in Zimbabwe

source: SW Radio Africa By Alex Bell 27 February 2009 A British bank currently operating in Zimbabwe has been accused of propping up Robert Mugabe, reportedly by transferring money directly to the dictator’s regime. The accusations by the UK’s Foreign Office were made in internal British government emails last year, which showed concern about the [...]

South Africa: Highest Court Considers Local Man`s Zimbabwe Land Plea

28 February, 2009 in South Africa, Zimbabwe

source: allAfrica Business Day (Johannesburg) Ernest Mabuza 27 February 2009 Johannesburg — THE Constitutional Court yesterday was not sure whether it had jurisdiction to hear an application by a South African farmer whose farms had been seized in Zimbabwe, because it was not clear whether the court could rule on the president’s conduct in the [...]