EU gives millions for land audit

EU gives millions for land audit http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Written by Gift PhiriWednesday, 10 November 2010 18:15 HARARE – The European Union is giving the Zimbabwe government € 4.9 million to conduct a national land audit. “The EU funds will contribute to the implementation of the national land audit, which is critically needed to ensure a proper …

Soldiers go on rampage in Chipinge East

Soldiers go on rampage in Chipinge East http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tichaona Sibanda10 November 2010 Heavily armed soldiers wearing military fatigues on Wednesday launched a lunchtime raid on Green Valley farm in Chipinge East, in an operation in which they took away MDC officials. One of those ‘abducted’ by the soldiers, who were brandishing AK47 rifles, is …

SADC Leaders unlawfully undermining Regional Tribunal, say legal groups

NEWS RELEASE                                  8 November, 2010   SADC LEADERS UNLAWFULLY UNDERMINE REGIONAL TRIBUNAL, SAY LEGAL GROUPS   Johannesburg:  Heads of State from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have unlawfully sabotaged the SADC Tribunal and undermined the right of citizens to access justice, according to a legal opinion submitted on Friday by a group of …

Mat water woes smokescreen for de-industrialisation

Mat water woes smokescreen for de-industrialisation http://www.theindependent.co.zw Thursday, 04 November 2010 18:55 PERENNIAL water woes in Matabeleland have been used as a smokescreen by unscrupulous businesspeople from other regions to deliberately de-industrialise the area, analysts said, accusing some people of buying companies in the region and stripping them off before relocating to other cities. Bulawayo, …

Govt must not interfere with judiciary – Makarau

Govt must not interfere with judiciary: Makarau http://www.theindependent.co.zw Thursday, 04 November 2010 19:14 SUPREME Court judge, Justice Rita Makarau, has said government should make the judiciary more independent by involving parliament in the selection of judges. Justice Makarau, who was elevated in May to the Supreme Court bench from the post of Judge President, told …