Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s new land barons http://www.zimonline.co.za/ Zimbabwe’s new land barons by ZimOnline Investigations Team Tuesday 30 November 2010 HARARE — President Robert Mugabe, his loyalists in ZANU-PF, cabinet ministers, senior army and government officials and judges now own nearly 5 million …
600 000 trees planted, says commission Herald Reporter ABOUT 600 000 trees have been planted ahead of National Tree Planting Day commemorations scheduled for December 4 in Mashonaland East. In an interview yesterday, Forestry Commi-ssion information and communications manager Mr Abednego Marufu said they had witnessed a “tremendous response” from the public on their call …
Highway robber convicted Beitbridge Bureau AN armed robber whose gang is targeting motorists along the Beitbridge-Masvingo highway has been thrown behind bars for an effective 10 years for robbing a South African of valuables worth R12 150. The robber who was identified as Masunda (30) of Number 609 Dulibadzimu pleaded not guilty to four counts …
Farming inputs’ distribution starts Agriculture Reporter Distribution of Government-subsidised farming inputs for the 2010/11 season has started in earnest in Murewa District, Mashonaland East with 240 tonnes of compound D and 120 tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertilisers, and 56 tonnes of maize seed having been given to villagers so far. “All the 28 wards involved …
New farmers in land lease deals By Isdore Guvamombe recently in Karoi More than 30 beneficiaries of the Government’s land reform programme and on old resettlement schemes in Hurungwe District are allegedly leasing land to white former commercial farmers for as little as three to 10 percent of gross annual produce. There are also reports …
Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam construction to resume Masvingo Bureau CONSTRUCTION of the giant Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam is set to resume following the allocation of US$20 million for the project by Finance Minister Tendai Biti in his 2011 National Budget. Construction work at the dam, located at the confluence of Tokwe and Mukorsi rivers on the Chivi Masvingo South …
Supreme Court allows ongoing, unlawful, farm invasions http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell29 November 2010 The Supreme Court has effectively given the all clear for unlawful land invasions to continue across the country, after dismissing an urgent application for a moratorium on farm seizures to be put in place. The application was filed by the Commercial Farmers …
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Zimbabwean judge asked to tell if he occupies former white farm http://www.monstersandcritics.com Nov 28, 2010, 13:30 GMT Harare – For the first time, a Zimbabwean high court judge has been challenged to admit that he occupies former white-owned land seized in President Robert Mugabe’s campaign to drive off white farmers, a lawyer confirmed Sunday. Lawyer …
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