Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Draft constitution displeases displaced farmers http://www.financialgazette.co.zw/ Friday, 10 August 2012 10:37 Tabitha Mutenga, Farming Reporter THE predicament of the former commercial farmers continues unabated as the draft constitution has failed to address the issue of compensation, stripping them of their rights to fair compensation as indigenous Zimba-bweans. The right of appeal is ousted and the proposed new constitution …
Indigenisation of conservancies starts Friday, 10 August 2012 00:00 Herald Reporters Government yesterday started indigenising conservancies by issuing hunting permits to 25 black farmers allocated lots at the wildlife-rich Save Valley Conservancy in the Lowveld. The issuing of the hunting permits to black farmers follows an almost eight-year stalemate between Government and white …
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Constitution Flash – Agricultural Land In The Draft Constitution http://newzimbabweconstitution.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/constitution-flash-agricultural-land-in-the-draft-constitution/ 7 Aug CONSTITUTION FLASH – AGRICULTURAL LAND IN THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION Alex T. Magaisa In the last blog we observed how the draft Constitution deals with property rights in general. We noted that the protection of private property under Clause 4.28 does …
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Lawyers insist Zim land ruling still binding http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell08 August 2012 The 2008 ruling that Zimbabwe’s land grab campaign was unlawful is still binding, despite attempts both in and outside Zimbabwe to undermine the regional human rights court. This is according to top legal groups in Southern …
Harare gets more land http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ The government has handed over seven farms with a total area of 5 673 hectares to the City of Harare, increasing the capital’s size to 1 457 square kilometers, The Zimbabwean has learnt.07.08.1201:44pmby Thabani Dube The decision by the government is in response to the sharp rise in Harare’s population. Old figures indicate …
Food imports embarrassing: Nkomo http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 05/08/2012 00:00:00by Staff Reporter VICE President John Nkomo has said Zimbabwe must produce enough grain to meet its needs within two years to bring an end to the “perennial embarrassment” of surviving on food imports . Nkomo told a field day in Murehwa that Zanu PF had established a production and labour department …
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More displacements at Tokwe-Mukorsi http://www.thestandard.co.zw Sunday, 05 August 2012 13:21 By TATENDA CHITAGUMASVINGO — More villagers are expected to be displaced from their homes to pave way for the construction of the Tokwe-Mukorsi dam, which is slowly taking shape, a report by the Ministry of Water Resources Development and Management has revealed. Initial estimates indicated that 3 000 …
Zimbabwe cattle die due to lack of pastures http://www.farminguk.com 03-08-2012 21:30 PM Zimbabwe livestock farmers have warned of beef shortages owing to an increase in the number of cattle dying due to lack of pastures. The lack of pastures has been blamed on the raging drought due to poor rains recorded in …