Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
AfriForum sues police to pay for landgrab – AfriForum April 23, 2019 deur Carina Bester The aggrieved owner of a farm near Onderstepoort in Pretoria today issued a summons against Bheki Cele, Minister of Police, in cooperation with AfriForum to recover the costs and expenses related to an urgent eviction application in 2018. The …
Cattle sales resume in Rushinga 29/4/2019 The Herald Cletus Mushanawani Mashonaland Central Bureau RUSHINGA Rural District Council has resumed its traditional cattle auctioning markets after foot and mouth disease was successfully dealt with in Rushinga, Mt Darwin and Muzarabani districts. Both Rushinga RDC chief executive Mr Paradzai Munyede and provincial Veterinary Department Services officer …
Four men nabbed over fake feed 29/4/2019 The Herald Victor Maphosa Herald Correspondent POLICE last week arrested four people who allegedly sold fake stockfeeds, after raiding their premises in Mbare. They recovered more than a tonne of the stockfeeds. The fake stock, which included chicken feed and dog food, was packed in National Foods …
Command Agric boost for soyabeans 29/4/2019 The Herald Nesia Mhaka recently in Maphisa The Agricultural Rural Development Authority (ARDA) has hailed Government for Command Agriculture, after its Antelope Estate at Maphisa Growth Point in Kezi managed to produce over 35 000 tonnes of soyabean this season. Speaking during a tour of the estate last …
Supreme Court appeal rules modified 29/4/2019 The Herald Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter The Prosecutor-General’s Office is now required to file application for leave to appeal against a decision of the High Court within 10 days after the judgment, according to the modified Supreme Court Rules made public recently. According to the Statutory Instrument …
GMB introduces electronic farmer’s card 27/4/2019 The Chronicle Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has introduced an electronic card for farmers to facilitate quick payments as part of the ease of doing business drive. In the past farmers have been crying foul over the failure by GMB to pay them on time …
Compensation for white ex-farmers sparks intense debate across Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe Situation 28/4/2019 President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing a paradoxical situation with a whole cross-section of Zimbabweans questioning his decision to pay compensation to white commercial farmers. “Our government’s repeated stance that we are paying only for ‘improvements’ and not the land …
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Govt’s decision to compensate white ex-farmers above board 27/4/2019 Herald The compensation is expected to try and end the controversy over land reform and succeed in re-engaging the international community — and perhaps end the economic and financial embargo on Zimbabwe so that the country at long last may access finance from the World …
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Tobacco rakes in US$51m 27/4/2019 Herald Buyers bid for the golden leaf at the official opening of the tobacco selling season at Tobacco Sales Floor (TSF) in Harare recently. — Picture by Justin Mutenda Elita Chikwati Senior ReporterFarmers have sold 29 million kilogrammes of tobacco since the opening of the 2019 marketing season, with …
Tollgate fees to go up Source: Tollgate fees to go up – The Standard April 28, 2019 BY VENERANDA LANGA The government is reviewing tollgate fees due to inflation in a move that is set to pile misery on motorists who already have to contend with high fuel prices. Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza yesterday said …