341 white farmers to retain farms

Sunday Mail                                                                                      Sunday, 28 December, 2008 341 white farmers to retain farms Sunday Mail Reporter THE Government has recommended that 341 white farmers be allowed to continue farming throughout the country and is drafting their land offer letters and lease agreements to give them security of tenure as the Land Reform Programme nears conclusion. A further 97 white farmers …

Martinus Odendaal – Colandra Farm HC659/2009

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE                                                    Case No HC659/2009 HELD AT HARARE In the matter between:- MARTINUS STEPHANUS ODENDAAL                                                                 APPLICANT AND MRS R JUMBE                                                                                                1ST RESPONDENT AND A MURINGISI                                                                                                              2ND RESPONDENT AND THE MINISTER OF LANDS AND RURAL RESETTLEMENT                                                                                            3RD RESPONDENT   URGENT CHAMBER APPLICATION         Prepared by …

SI 6 of 2002 (Terminal Benefits etc)

Statutory Instrument 6 of 2002   Labour Relations (Terminal Benefits and Entitlements of Agricultural Employees Affected by Compulsory Acquisition) Regulations, 2002 It is hereby notified that the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, in terms of section 17 of the Labour Relations Act (Chapter 28:01), has made the following regulations:- Title   These …

The Labour Act advice

THE LABOUR ACT     The perennial labour issues that seem to cause employers difficulty are in the areas of contract employment, sick leave, vacation leave, overtime on public holidays and disciplining illegal strikers.   CONTRACT EMPLOYMENT (Section 12)   Trade Unions seem to be advising employers that contractual employment is no longer possible and …

Zim pulls out of Sadc Tribunal

The Herald – 2 September 2009  Zim pulls out of Sadc Tribunal By Mabasa SasaZIMBABWE has formally withdrawn from any legal proceedings involving the Sadc Tribunal until the establishment of the court is ratified by at least two-thirds of the bloc’s membership as per the requirements of rules and procedures governing the regional grouping. In a letter …

Useful Agricultural Conversions

 USEFUL CONVERSIONS  TO CONVERT A TO B – MULTIPLY BY C TO CONVERT B TO A – DIVIDE BY C A B C acre (Ac) hectare (ha) 0.4047 acre (Ac) square metre (m²) 4046 bushel (bu.) (maize) tonne (t) (metric) 0.0254 bushel/acre (bu./acre) tonne/hectare (t/ha) 0.06272 bushel/acre (bu/Ac) Soya tonne/hectare (t/ha) 0.06725 cubic foot (ft.³) cubic metre …

Minister defends police in Inogo saga

The Midlands Observer – Kwekwe – Friday 21 August 2009  Minister defends police in Inogo Farm saga By Flata Kavinga THE co-Minister of Home Affairs Giles Mutsekwa has denied that the police failed to uphold the rule of law at Inogo Farm in Kwekwe, where cases of assault and arson were reported recently.  Minister Mutsekwa was responding …

On the Measurement of Zimbabwe’s Hyperinflation

353 On the Measurement of Zimbabwe’s Hyperinflation Steve H. Hanke and Alex K. F. Kwok Zimbabwe experienced the first hyperinflation of the 21st century. 1 The government terminated the reporting of official inflation statistics, however, prior to the final explosive months of Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation. We demonstrate that standard economic theory can be applied to overcome …

BIPPA – Denmark and Zimbabwe Governments

       AGREEMENT BETWEENTHE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARKANDTHE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWECONCERNINGTHE PROMOTION AND RECIPROLCAL PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTS       Preamble The Government of the Kingdom of Denmark and the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe (hereinafter referred to as the Contracting Parties), DESIRING to create favourable conditions for investments in both states and to intensify the …

BIPPA – Denmark and Zimbabwe Governments

       AGREEMENT BETWEENTHE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARKANDTHE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWECONCERNINGTHE PROMOTION AND RECIPROLCAL PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTS       Preamble The Government of the Kingdom of Denmark and the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe (hereinafter referred to as the Contracting Parties), DESIRING to create favourable conditions for investments in both states and to intensify the …