Soldiers deployed in Matabeleland

Soldiers deployed in Matabeleland http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Oscar NkalaSunday, 20 March 2011 14:34 BULAWAYO – Heavily armed soldiers have been deployed in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces, a development which human rights organisations fear will revive memories of the massacres in which 20 000 civilians perished. Human rights groups say the soldiers have been deployed to intimidate villagers into supporting …

Minister denies barring UN groups from food assessments

ZANU PF minister denies barring UN groups from food assessments http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell 18 March 2011 ZANU PF’s Agriculture Minister, Joseph Made, has denied barring international aid agencies and other NGOs from participating in food assessment surveys in Zimbabwe, claming he was “misquoted.” The IRIN humanitarian news service quoted Made this week as telling them that United …

The case for Zim human rights trials

The case for Zim human rights trials http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 17 March 2011 15:17 By Pedzisai Ruhanya FROM the Nuremburg and Tokyo trials after World War II, the International Criminal Tribunal on the Former Yugoslavia, the Truth Commission Hearings in South Africa to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, human rights trials have been the major policy innovation for …

Beeg lobbies for wealth redistribution

Beeg lobbies for wealth redistribution http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 17 March 2011 14:14 THE Indigenisation and empowerment regulations compelling foreign-owned companies to dispose 51% interest to black Zimbabweans have generated immense debate both within and outside government. This controversial national policy has resulted in the proliferation of lobby groups that include Upfumi Kuvadiki, an organisation believed to be linked to the …

Proposed RBZ law bad for business

‘Proposed RBZ law bad for business’ http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 17 March 2011 15:09 Paidamoyo Muzulu LAWYERS have slated the General Laws Amendment (GLA) Bill that seeks to give immunity to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe property from execution for the $1,2 billion debt the bank largely accrued during its quasi-fiscal activities between 2003 and 2008.Clause 13 of the Bill seeks …

Food Security in Zimbabwe

LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE : IMPACT ON FOOD PRODUCTION SELF-SUFFICIENCY G. THERON President – Commercial Farmers Union (Zimbabwe) INTRODUCTION This paper covers the thorny subject of how land acquisition has been applied in Zimbabwe and its downstream effects on food security and food production self-sufficiency. There has been a direct linkage between land acquisition and …