Land reform cost Zimbabwe $33bn

Land reform cost Zimbabwe $33bn Former president Robert Mugabe is blamed for the chaos that characterised the Land reform THE land reform programme has cost the country over $33 billion in export revenue due to failure to fully participate on the global markets, statistics have indicated.Zimbabwean agricultural economist and trade policy analyst based in South …

What is prescription in labour cases?

What is prescription in labour cases? Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour MattersMANY workers try to bring up cases that happened a long time ago arguing that they were unfairly treated only to lose these cases with costs when the courts rule that the matters have prescribed. Prescription of disputes provisions are covered in section 94 of the …

Sugar industry workers seek Govt intervention

Sugar industry workers seek Govt intervention The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi Hundreds of workers in the sugar industry are seeking Government assistance to protect them from being forced to pay double subscriptions to two rival labour unions that are involved in an acrimonious fight for members. There are over 18 000 people involved in …

SI 6 Affidavit – Farmer

AFFIDAVIT I the undersigned, __________________________________________________ hereby make oath and solemnly swear: 1.      I am over the age of 18 and I am currently a resident of ……………………………….   2.      I suffer no legal disabilities and have personal knowledge of the facts set forth below which are to the best of my knowledge and belief true …

SI 6 affidavit – farm worker

AFFIDAVIT I………………………………………………………………………………………… (National Identity Number: …………………………………………………………..) do make oath and solemnly swear that: 1.      I was employed as a……………………………………………………………………………… on …………………………………………………………………………. Farm (“the Farm”) in………………………………………………….. District by……………………………………………………………………………. (“my employer”).   2.      Sometime in ………………………….. my employer ceased farming operations on the farm. My employer then proceeded to offer retrenchment packages to all the farm employees …

The law and workers who get rulings against them

The law and workers who get rulings against them Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour MattersTHERE is confusion regarding rulings by Labour Officers or Designated Agents where the officer rules against an employee and the employee does not agree with the ruling and Designated Agent or Labour Officer to an extent that many workers feel short-changed. While I …

South African government’s expropriation plans discussed in The Netherlands

POLITICSWEB OPINION The ANC’s EWC plans are discussed in The Netherlands Alana Bailey   16 July 2018   Alana Bailey writes on the colloquium in The Hague hosted by South African Monitor South African government’s expropriation plans discussed in The Netherlands In June 2018 the foundation South African Monitor hosted a colloquium in The Hague, …