‘No going back on land reform’…Ex-farmers’ compensation a constitutional mandate: ED

‘No going back on land reform’…Ex-farmers’ compensation a constitutional mandate: ED   12/4/2019 President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrives for the Zanu-PF National Youth Assembly, accompanied by party secretary for Youth Affairs Cde Pupurai Togarepi in Harare yesterday – (Picture by Innocent Makawa) The Chronicle Felex Share, Harare Bureau President Mnangagwa yesterday said the land reform programme …

Zimbabwe land compensation: This is a chance to move forward, says white farmer

Zimbabwe land compensation: This is a chance to move forward, says white farmer Crecey Kuyedzwa, Fin24 11/4/2019 For 64-year-old Ben Gilpin, a white former commercial farmer in Zimbabwe, the country’s fast track land reform programme – which started in 2000 and led to the displacement of approximately 3 500 white commercial farmers – has been …

Ex-commercial farmers set new compensation demands

Ex-commercial farmers set new compensation demands – NewsDay Zimbabwe   11/4/2019 By NQOBANI NDLOVU GOVERNMENT has been driven into a tight corner over compensation of white former commercial farmers who lost land during the country’s fast-track land reform programme after the former farmers tabled stringent demands that include cost of land, over and above the …

Application for Temporary Importation Priviledges (Atip)

Application for Temporary Importation Priviledges (Atip)   11/4/2019 The Chronicle Did you know that commercial goods may be temporarily imported free of duty? Section 124 of the Customs and Excise Act, Chapter 23:02, provides for temporary importation of goods without payment of duty. The provision facilitates free and temporary movement of goods across borders without …

Kavango-Zambezi countries meet to map Cites meeting strategy

Kavango-Zambezi countries meet to map Cites meeting strategy   11/4/2019 KAVANGO-ZAMBEZI Trans-Frontier Conservation Area The Chronicle Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter KAVANGO-ZAMBEZI Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA-TFCA) countries are meeting in Victoria Falls to decide on a common position ahead of the 2019 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) …

Solar-powered irrigation project to uplift lives of the elderly, orphans

Solar-powered irrigation project to uplift lives of the elderly, orphans   11/4/2019 The Chronicle Pamenus Tuso A local organisation has initiated a highly successful solar-powered horticulture irrigation scheme for the elderly and pensioners in Sizinda and Tshabalala high density suburbs in Bulawayo. The project, funded by the United States government through the Ambassador’s Special Self-Help …

The long road to compensation for Zimbabwe’s farmers

The long road to compensation for Zimbabwe’s farmers     11/4/2019 Source: The long road to compensation for Zimbabwe’s farmers | Fin24 Back in November 1997, Zimbabwe’s government issued a notice of the compulsory acquisition of 1 471 farms. The goal was to acquire some 5 million hectares of farmland, with the intention to compensate farmers for their …

White farmers welcome govt pledge for advance payments

White farmers welcome govt pledge for advance payments    11/4/2019 Source: White farmers welcome govt pledge for advance payments | Newsday (News) BY NQOBANI NDLOVU/TATIRA ZWINOIRA White former commercial farmers yesterday welcomed a pledge by government to give them advance payments for losses suffered under the land reform exercise while awaiting a full compensation package. Commercial …