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SADC Tribunal Rights Watch: SADC Tribunal judgement registration – Zimbabwe High Court  Yesterday Zimbabwe’s Justice Patel handed down judgement in the High Court regarding the registration of the SADC Tribunal judgment of 28 November 2008 (Campbell farm test case).  Although Justice Patel accepted that the SADC Tribunal has got jurisdiction and was brought constituted properly, …

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Outrage as high court dismisses SADC land ruling http://www.swradioafrica.com  By Alex Bell 27 January 2010  The shock decision this week by the High Court to dismiss a 2008 regional  ruling on the unlawful land ‘reform’ programme has sparked an angry outcry, with some observers calling it a ‘travesty of justice’.  Justice Barack Patel on Tuesday dismissed a …

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Arrested farmers remain behind barshttp://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell29 January 2010 Two farmers, who were arrested over an ongoing land battle in Chipinge, are set to remain behind bars until Saturday, when they will appear in court in Mutare. The pair was transferred to Mutare Prison on Friday after spending a night behind bars in Chipinge. …

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Embattled Zimbabwe farmers up in arms over judiciary systemhttp://www.sabcnews.com/ January 29 2010 , 4:46:00 Embattled commercial farmers in Zimbabwe are up in arms over the country’s judiciary system.  They are accusing some of the magistrate’s of playing referee and player at the same time. This in a case in which one magistrate who imprisoned two …

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Demand that Magistrate Dzuze respects the law! http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/ January 29th, 2010 Farmers in Chipinge have been having a terrible time in recent days. SW Radio Africa reported yesterday that two farmers, Dawie Joubert and the ex-President of the CFU, Trevor Gifford, were arrested yesterday forapparently being ‘in contempt of court’. SWRA reported that the men …

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Farm workers bear the brunt of disruptionshttp://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 28 January 2010 17:03 THE continued disruptions on farms have resulted in more than 1 500 farm workers losing their jobs this month alone, the General Agriculture and Plantation Workers Union of Zimbabwe (Gapwuz) has said. Gapwuz secretary general Gertrude Hambira said farm disruptions had a devastating …

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Govt deal set to ease fertiliser shortagehttp://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 28 January 2010 17:04 GOVERNMENT has signed a US$56,3 million fertiliser and seed deal with the South Africa headquartered African Investment Group (AIG) that will see GMB depots nationwide resuming distribution of the commodity at a large scale by month-end. The availability of the fertiliser is expected …

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Power shortages set to continuehttp://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 28 January 2010 17:07 ZIMBABWE will continue to experience power shortages. A Zimbabwe Power Company generation report  dated January 24 2010, seen by Business Digest, shows that all is not well at Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) with only one unit operating at Hwange. The other five are tripped due …

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Zimbabwe Seeks Zambezi Water Project Go-aheadhttp://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 28 January 2010 18:30 ZIMBABWE is seeking permission from Sadc countries to draw water from the Zambezi River to ease water problems in the Matabeleland region. Water Resources Development Minister Samuel Sipepa Nkomo told the Zimbabwe Independent this week that the country was yet to get the authority …

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Court sets aside eviction rulinghttp://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:23 THE High Court has set aside its own ruling ordering a retired army general, Edzai Chimonyo, to vacate Fangundu Farm (Pvt) Ltd, which he occupied over the festive season. Chimonyo is Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Tanzania. The occupation of the plantation may have far-reaching consequences in …

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