Farmer gets reprieve

Farmer Gets Reprieve  http://www.thestandard.co.zw/  Saturday, 05 December 2009 20:54  HESTER Theron, the elderly mother of Commercial Farmers’ Union (CFU)  president, Deon Theron, who was facing eviction from her farm, has won a  temporary reprieve after she successfully launched a High Court appeal against a magistrates’ court ruling. The 79-year-old Theron filed an urgent appeal against …

Louis Fick vs South African Government

IN THE NORTH GAUTENG HIGH COURT, PRETORIA (REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA) In the matter between:              CASE NO.:72068/09   LOUIS KAREL FICK              First Applicant KWIKPAK (PVT) LTD       Second Applicant LESLIE REGINALD DE JAGER          Third Applicant AFRIFORUM (a Section 21 company)       Fourth Applicant and THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA         First Respondent THE MINISTER OF TRADE & …

Hester Theron HC 6067/09

HC 6067/09HESTER THERONVERSUSTHE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ZIMBABWE N.OANDTHE MINISTER OF LANDS AND RURAL RESETTLEMENT IH THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE MUSAKWAJHARARE, 4 DECEMBER 2009 Urgent Chamber ApplicationG. V. Mamvura, for applicantP. Masamha, for respondents MUSAKWA J: The applicant is seeking an order to the following effect:“1. It is hereby declared that the operation of the eviction …

J B W Arden P/L HC 6109/09

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE                                                                                         CASE NO HC 6109/09 HELD AT HARARE   In the matter between:   J B W ARDEN & SONS (PVT) LTD                                                                                                 1ST APPLICANT   LYNIAN (PVT) LTD                                                                                                                            2ND APPLICANT   WILLIAM GILCHRIST NICOLSON                                                                                                 3RD APPLICANT   AND   MINISTER OF LAND AND RESETTLEMENT                                                                               1ST RESPONDENT   SHINGIRAI BOBO (aka …

Business Information Zimbabwe Bulletin – Indigenisation

BIZ Bulletin November 2009(1)    Suppl. Business Information Zimbabwe Prepared 12th November 2009   IndigenisationIn previous bulletins in this series, most recently on page 3 of the October 2009(1) bulletin sent to you on 5th October, we summarized the four limited circumstances in which the authorities might insist on 51% ‘indigenisation’.   For the record, indigenisation is …

Prosecution of white farmers lawful

THE HERALD – THURSDAY 2 APRIL 2009 PROSECUTION OF WHITE FARMERS LAWFUL  The prosecution of white commercial farmers refusing to vacate farms acquired by Government is lawful, the Supreme Court has ruled.  However, Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku ruled that refusal by a Chegutu magistrates’ court to refer to the case of one of the farmers, …

Banished Zimbabwean farmer to sue SA

Banished Zimbabwe farmer to sue SABusiness Day  05 May 2008 Chantelle Benjamin Chief Reporter TAXPAYERS may have to pay millions of rands in compensation for the government’s failure to act in Zimbabwe when hundreds of white-owned farms belonging to South Africans were confiscated in 2000. Free State farmer Crawford von Abo is taking President Thabo …

Army being used to invade farms

Army being used to invade farmshttp://nehandaradio.com Published on: 15th November, 2009 By Thulani Ncube Before the ink has dried on papers signed at the special 5 November 2009, Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit, held in Maputo , to salvage Zimbabwe ‘s troubled Global Political Agreement (GPA), farm invasions have escalated. Illustratively, Shurugwi farmer, Mr. …