Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
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 …
Voice of America Politics Updated: 8:14 UTC Tuesday 19 January 2010 RSS Feed Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai to Focus on Farm Takeovers in Review of Portfolios Minister of State Gorden Moyo said Prime Minister Tsvangirai will consult this week with all ministers about their portfolios, but the continuing and often violent farm takeovers are of particular concern …
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Eric Bloch: Perplexing Sanctions Puzzlehttp://www.theindependent.co.zw Thursday, 21 January 2010 18:46 FOR almost a decade the subject of sanctions has been highly topical in the context of Zimbabwe. Initially, the sanctions imposed by sections of the international community upon Zimbabwe were specifically targeted at named individuals who constituted the political hierarchy of Zimbabwe, and others closely …
GPA Impasse Weighs Down Hunting Seasonhttp://www.theindependent.co.zw Thursday, 21 January 2010 18:13 THE 2009 hunting season was severely affected by outstanding issues in the global political agreement (GPA), the Safari Operators Association of Zimbabwe (Soaz) has said. Soaz chairman Jacob Mudenda told businessdigest last week that the industry operated at about 45% capacity during last season …
Corruption trial fails to take offhttp://www.theindependent.co.zw Thursday, 21 January 2010 19:22 THE trial of Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) chief executive officer Andrew Matibiri on allegations of criminal abuse of power that was supposed to be heard at the Mbare Magistrates court on Tuesday has been moved to February 16 after a state witness failed …
High Court attaches RBZ propertyhttp://www.theindependent.co.zw Thursday, 21 January 2010 23:24 THE High Court has ordered the attachment of Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe property after it failed to pay US$2m for tractors it bought under its farm mechanisation programme in 2008. Justice Tedias Karwi granted an order last December compelling the central bank to pay US$2,1 …
From AFP, 21 January Tough times for Zimbabwe farmers Dingani MasukuBindura – In a dusty field in northern Zimbabwe, villagers clapped and sang as they received desperately needed seed and fertilizer for their crops, their only source of food and income. In this poor village in the Bindura district, about 70km north of Harare, families …