The end of an era for Zimbabwe’s last white farmers?

The end of an era for Zimbabwe’s last white farmers?   http://www.telegraph.co.uk Despite the introduction of a power-sharing government two years ago, state-backed farm seizures have continued. Colin Freeman meets one of the last white farmers still at work in Zimbabwe. Mr Cloete has spent tens of thousands of dollars in legal bills fighting the …

“Racketeering by regulation,” Indig Act unconstitutional – RAU

“Racketeering by regulation,” Indig Act unconstitutional – RAU http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ The legal validity of the indigenisation legislation plan that aims to transfer the majority control of foreign mining firms to locals is open to legal challenge on many fronts.23.06.1103:09pmChief Reporter The relevant act could be unconstitutional in several ways, says a report released last week by the Research and …

SADC judges slam illegal closure of Tribunal

SADC judges slam illegal closure of Tribunal http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell24 June 2011 The top legal minds from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have all demanded compensation over the closure of the region’s human rights Tribunal, a move the judges have said was ‘illegal’. In the strongest criticism yet of the shock move by SADC leaders …

‘Security forces cause confusion at auction floor’

‘Security forces cause confusion at auction floor’ http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 23 June 2011 19:41 Bernard Mpofu A PARLIAMENTARY portfolio committee on agriculture, lands, water and resettlement has blamed Zimbabwe’s security forces for exacerbating confusion and congestion at the country’s largest tobacco auction floor. This comes amid a push by legislators for more auction floors, a decision facing resistance from …

Cotton buyers, farmers haggle over prices

Cotton buyers, farmers haggle over prices http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 23 June 2011 19:43 COTTON  buyers and farmers are at loggerheads over prices producers feel are too low, businessdigest has established. A union representing farmers, the Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) is already urging farmers to hold onto their crop until buyers pay more or come up with plausible reasons why …

Latest IMF report paints gloomy picture

Latest IMF report paints gloomy picture http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 23 June 2011 20:04 By Jimmy Girdlestone ‘O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie usTo see ourselves as others see us!’— Robert Burns. FED on a constant official diet of the country’s vast natural resources presenting an irresistible magnet to capital rich foreigners desperate to profit from the current …

Land Acquisition Notice 24 June 2011

Herald 24 June 2011 General Notice of 2011 LAND ACQUISITION ACT (CHAPTER 20:10) Preliminary Notice to Compulsorily Acquire Land Notice is hereby given, in terms of section 5(1) of the Land Acquisition Act [Chapter 20:10], that the President intends to acquire compulsorily the land described in the Schedule for urban Development. A plan of the …