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What compensation, to whom and why? Independent 31/12/2020 Toendepi Shonhe:Research fellow The Global Compensation Deed Agreement reached between the former white commercial farmers and the government of Zimbabwe on July 29, 2020, is expected to bring closure to the long-outstanding land dispute. The Compensation Deed specifies that the white commercial farmers who were evicted from …
Dear fellow farmers and friends I would like to start with apologies that due to factors beyond my control, this has not reached you in time to be the traditional Christmas message, and I do hope that it gets to you before it is too late to be a New Year Message. For most …
Compensating white former farmers: Where will the money come from? Standard 22/11/2020 On July 29 the government of Zimbabwe announced a US$3,5 billion compensation for the former large-scale commercial farmers whose land was compulsorily acquired through the fast track land reform programme of 2001. In the announcement, government clarified that the compensation was for improvements …
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Land and compensation in Zimbabwe: frequently asked questions 0 November 23, 2020 5:09 PM Source: Land and compensation in Zimbabwe: frequently asked questions | zimbabweland The debate about compensation of former white farmers in Zimbabwe continues to rage. The compensation agreement signed in July agreed a total amount of US$3.5 billion to pay for ‘improvements’ to the land …
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Firm sues Agriculture minister for US$8,1m By Tarisai Machakaire Daily News 26/10/2020 Last updated Oct 26, 2020 Tarisai Machakaire Staff writter machakairet@dailynews.co.zw BLUESTAR Investments (Pvt) Ltd (Bluestar), a company in the business of animal husbandry, has sued Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka for US$8,1 million which was lost when their farm was compulsorily acquired by the government. …
Compensation deal bolsters re-engagement Herald 21/10/2020 Dr Sibusiso Moyo Mukudzei Chingwere Herald Reporter The agreement signed between the Government and white former commercial farmers for compensation for improvements has helped Zimbabwe’s re-engagement efforts with the national investment promotion drive anchored on mending and improving relations with other countries. Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister …
Plot to derail farmers’ compensation exposed Herald 16/10/2020 Political Editor A GROUP of anti-Government white former farmers with links to the opposition on Wednesday held a meeting in Bulawayo, where they resolved to throw spanners in the Global Compensation Deed (GCD), The Herald can report. The US$3,5 billion GCD agreement was signed between Government and …
Honouring property rights confirms Zim’s commitment towards economic diplomacy Herald 12/10/2020 The Government of Zimbabwe signed the US$3.5 billion Global Compensation Deed with representatives of farmers whose land was acquired during the fast-track Land Reform Programme of the late 1990s and 2000s Sibusiso B Moyo Special Correspondent One of the major impediments to Foreign …
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Govt must compensate ex-farm workers as well 1 October 1, 2020 9:21 AM Source: Govt must compensate ex-farm workers as well – NewsDay Zimbabwe guest column:Francis Mukora ON September 28 as I read the Telegraph, a Chinhoyi-based newspaper, I came across a story about Sekuru Dovaan Kaimah, who turned 100 years in June and lives in Makonde district …