Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Wikileaks: Commercial farmers go for broke http://www.insiderzim.com/ Friday, 23 September 2011 14:38 The Commercial Farmers Union filed a 1000-page lawsuit against President Robert Mugabe and his government on 18 September 2000 in the forlorn hope that the lawsuit could at least allow them to obtain financing for the coming season. According to a cable released by Wikileaks, the …
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500 landless families invade Chiredzi farms Friday, 23 September 2011 02:00 OVER 500 landless families have invaded farms and wildlife conservancies in Chiredzi District over the past weeks, forcing the National Lands Inspectorate to intervene. The families invaded such wildlife conservancies as Devuli Ranch in Bikita and parts of Save Valley to allot themselves …
Zimbabwe tobacco farms yield success http://www.ft.com September 22, 2011 3:41 pm By Andrew England and Tony Hawkins in Harare As Fidelis Gweshe walks between red brick farm buildings to show off his tobacco seedlings he chuckles at his circumstances. “I’m a banker by profession and farmer by accident,” he says. Down the road, a neighbour, Manasa Matongo, …
Land reform alleviating poverty: President http://www.herald.co.zw/ Thursday, 22 September 2011 02:00 From Morris Mkwate in New YorkZIMBABWE has moved closer to alleviating poverty in different parts of the country following the successful implementation of the land reform programme, President Mugabe has said. Addressing delegates to the High-Level Meeting on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought in the Context …
Only 200 White Commercial Farmers Left In Zimbabwe – CFU http://www.radiovop.com/i By Ngoni Chanakira, Harare, September 22, 2011 – Zimbabwe currently has only 200 white commercial farmers who are actively engaged in farming activities, the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU), has confirmed. The CFU, once Zimbabwe’s most powerful farming association, had more than 4 500 before the controversial Land …
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Wikileaks: Chombo among ZANU-PF officials who got multiple farms http://www.insiderzim.com Wednesday, 21 September 2011 07:08 Leaked documents that were circulating in March 2003 listed Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo as one of the top officials of the Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front who had received more than one farm under the controversial land reform programme. Chombo, one-time …
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Land invasions, poaching threaten Trans-frontier tourism http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Zanu (PF) youths have gone on the rampage, invading wildlife conservancies, cutting down trees and poaching wild animals.20.09.1105:41pmby Itai Mabasa Gonarezhou National Park, Manjinji Bird Sanctuary, Chipinge and Malati Safari areas, which form part of the National Parks estate, Bubiana, Chiredzi River, Save and Malilangwe conservancies – part of the Great Limpopo …
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Zimbabwe cane ethanol project ready to distribute http://biofuelsdigest.com Meghan Sapp | September 21, 2011 In Zimbabwe, the Chisumbanje ethanol plant is waiting for final regulatory approval to begin distributing the million liters of ethanol it has produced during its first three weeks of production. The $600 million project is expected to produce 70% of the country’s fuel needs. …
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Apostles ignore farm order http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Members of the Johanne Masowe apostolic sect, who have been intimidating the residents of Bollarnt Farm in Masvingo for the past few weeks, have refused to accept the Zanu (PF) order to put an end to the invasion.21.09.1101:39pmby Zwanai Sithole Harare The mapostori, who have been threatening the farm’s owners with knobkerries, were …