Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
The Good, The Bad, and The Unworthy: Zimbabwe’s Draft Constitution and its Implications for Land Policy http://www.sokwanele.com/good-bad-and-unworthy-zimbabwes-draft-constitution-and-its-implications-land-policy/09032013 DALE DORÉ MAR 09, 2013 “All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to …
THE WAY FORWARD – AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN ZIMBABWE – A PROPOSAL Please click on the above to read a written explanation to the DVD and the proposal in more depth
There is an audio recording of the London School of Economics meeting on “Zimbabwe Takes Back its Land” on the web http://www2.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=1720
Charles Taffs talks to Alex Bell on Diaspora Diaries http://www.swradioafrica.com Friday, February 1, 2013 Charles Taffs, the President of the Commercial Farmers Union Alex Bell was joined in studio by Charles Taffs, the President of the Commercial Farmers Union, who travelled to London this week to counter the misinformation published in …
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Good faith: Zimbabwe’s obligations under international law to acquire land and pay just compensation http://www.sokwanele.com/ AUTHOR: DALE DORÉ DATE: JAN 29, 2013 Executive Summary What is meant by ‘good faith’ when acquiring land? And what is just compensation? This paper is a search for answers to these questions. …
Land, the Environment, the Constitution, and the Advancement of Zimbabwean Society http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/5495/15122012 AUTHOR: MANDIVAMBA RUKUNI DATE: DEC 17, 2012 COMMENTS: 0 Introduction In this article I try to elevate the game and go beyond the current limited and highly contextual treatment of land in the draft Constitution. This, however, is not …
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Structural transformation and the primacy of smallholder agriculture moving on http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/8272 December 5th, 2012 [If you wish to leave comments on this article please add them to the blog post. This paper is part of the Zimbabwe Land Series] By Mandivamba Rukuni Introduction In this 7th instalment of 12, I start to look into the …
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LARGE-SCALE LAND HOLDINGS IN ZIMBABWE UNDER FREEHOLD TITLE BY WHITES 1980-2000 At 1980: Zimbabwe Independence Constitution: 15.5 million hectares (39.67%) At 1989: Land Acquisition Bill (Hansard) 11.27 million hectares (28.84%) At 2000: Prior to the Fast Track Land Reform Programme: 7.315 million hectares (18.92%) …
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The Need to Compensate Zimbabwe’s White Farmers Posted On : November 10th, 2012 | Updated On : November 10th, 2012 http://indepthafrica.com/the-need-to-compensate-zimbabwes-white-farmers/#.ULTnp2czKSo intimidation… axe weilding youth confronts white farmer “An evil remains an evil whether practiced by white against black or by black against white. Our majority rule could easily turn into inhuman rule if …
African Indaba e-Newsletter Volume 10, Number 1 Page 10 Save Valley Conservancy: Myth versus Truth – the Facts Lisa Jane Campbell and Willy Pabst Editor’s Note (RDB): The Save Valley Conservancy (3,200 km2) in southeastern Zimbabwe is an association of over 20 private properties which has more or less survived the forceful land-appropriation in Zimbabwe, …
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