Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
One Million Casualties of Land Reformhttp://www.ipsnews.net/ By Ann Hellman JOHANNESBURG and CAPE TOWN, Jan 25, 2010 (IPS) – The seizure of large commercial farms – almost all white-owned – has continued despite the formation of a unity government in Zimbabwe. The country’s farm workers say they are the biggest losers. The workers say that Southern …
Hope and crops scorched again Photo: IRINWeather turns against farmersHARARE, 26 January 2010 (IRIN) – Garai Hokonya, 53, a smallholder farmer in Chivhu district, about 120km southwest of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, has resigned himself to the unpalatable truth that the 12 hectares of maize he planted by hand are being devastated by an unseasonal and …
Four farmers evicted by courts as land takeover continueshttp://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell26 January 2010 Four Chipinge commercial farmers have all been ordered to immediately vacate their properties or face a possible jail term, as the state’s takeover of farms under so-called land ‘reform’ continues. Magistrate Samuel Dzuze on Tuesday found all four farmers guilty of …
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GRAMARA (PRIVATE) LIMITED and COLIN BAILIE CLOETE versus GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE and ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF ZIMBABWE and NORAMN KAPANGA (INTERVENER) HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE PATEL J Opposed Application HARARE, 24 November 2009 and 26 January 2010 Adv. L. Uriri, for the applicants Mrs. F. Maxwell, for the respondents Mr. G. N. Mlotshwa for …
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British embassy clarifies UK position on sanctions http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Lance Guma 25 January 2010 The British Embassy in Zimbabwe has moved to clarify comments made by Foreign Secretary David Miliband, who had suggested targeted sanctions on companies and members of Mugabe’s inner circle would only be removed on the advice of the MDC. Responding to questions in parliament …
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Zim government still to respond on farm invasion subpoena http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell 25 January 2010 The government has until Thursday to notify a South African civil rights group if it intends on opposing its application to sue over the ongoing invasions of South African owned land in Zimbabwe. The group, AfriForum, served legal papers on the …
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Joseph Made Rewarded For Managing Mugabe’s Farms http://news.radiovop.com 24/01/2010 20:47:00 Harare, January 25, 2010 – Zimbabwe’s Agriculture Minister Joseph Made has continued to earn a salary from the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) which he left 10 years ago when he was appointed a government minister as a thank you for managing President Robert Mugabe’s …
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Court bid to release Zim report http://www.iol.co.za/ Zelda Venter January 25 2010 at 11:35AM The South African History Archive and the Southern African Centre for the Survivors of Torture will ask the Pretoria High Court to force the government to release an explosive report on post-election violence in Zimbabwe. The two bodies, with the support of …
Land Audit Will Cause War – Zanu PF Activist http://news.radiovop.com 21/01/2010 20:28:00 Harare, January 22, 2010 – A Zanu PF activist has warned Finance Minister Tendai Biti of “war” if he releases money for the land audit. Interviewed by the state broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation on Wednesday night, Goodson Nguni said: ” The Minister of …
22 January 2010 EXECUTIVE NEWS Last evening we were grateful and most relieved to receive the news that Koosie Smit and his sons were finally freed from their home on their farm in Nyazura in which they had been barricaded by a hired gang since last Tuesday. Despite their power, water and …