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‘Zim not tossing its land reforms’ By Sindiso Mhlope Daily News 4/9/2020 NEWLY-APPOINTED Lands and Agriculture minister, Anxious Masuka, said yesterday that the government’s decision to compensate and restore land titles to white former commercial farmers was not a reversal of the country’s land reform programme. This comes after the government recently signed a US$3,5 …
We’ve always wanted to give land back: MDC Herald 4/9/2020 MDC-Alliance treasurer Dr Tapiwa Mashakada Political Editor A TOP MDC official has said compensating white former farmers and giving back land acquired during the Land Reform Programme has always been on the opposition party’s priority list. This quashes the opposition’s stance on the latest move …
‘No need to panic over land’ Herald 4/9/2020 Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa (third from right), ICT Postal and Courier Services Minister Dr Jenfan Muswere (centre), TelOne managing director Mrs Chipo Mtasa (second from right) and Huawei Zimbabwe managing director Mr Shao Jie Jason (second from left, back row) pose for …
Unpacking the farm compensation programme, why so much anxiety? Chronicle 4/9/2020 Prosper Ndlovu THE loud anxiety around the Government’s farm compensation programme confirms, as always, the centrality of the land resource in the Zimbabwean political economy narrative, dating back to the pre-independence era. This time around what is more interesting is that the opposition forces, …
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‘Less than 37 white farmers qualify for land restoration’ Herald 3/9/2020 Minister Ziyambi Fungi Kwaramba The Interview On Monday, the Government announced that it will offer land back to two categories of farmers who were dispossessed under the land reform, namely black indigenous farmers and white farmers who were protected by Bilateral Investment Promotion …
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‘No intention to reverse land reform’ Herald 3/9/2020 Minister Masuka (left) ,Minister Ncube (right) Background Following the issuance of the joint statement on the conclusion of the Global Compensation Deed on 31 August 2020, it has become necessary to issue a clarification on certain aspects of this particular statement in light of some misinterpretation. …
Land reform tidying up: Is it so wrong? Herald 3/9/2020 Nick Mangwana In Zimbabwe, we have an entrenched opposition whose positions are not consistent. What is consistent is that they will oppose each other. The problem with this state of affairs is that principle is thrown to the wind while some pursue the politics …
Govt seeks financial advisors to mobilise US$3,5 billion farmer compensation Chronicle 3/9/2020 GOVERNMENT will soon be on the market seeking financial advisors to assist in finding ways to mobilise the US$3.5 billion required to compensate white former farmers for improvements they made on land that it compulsorily acquired for re-distribution. At the turn of …
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‘Govt not reversing land reform’ Chronicle 3/9/2020 Dr Anxious Masuka Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor GOVERNMENT has no intention to reverse the Land Reform Programme and has dismissed with contempt misinterpretation of the recent policy pronouncements regarding compensation of former farm owners. Following the issuance of the joint statement on Monday on the conclusion of …
Compensation Deed to push Vision 2030 agenda Herald 1/9/2020 Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Dr Anxious Masuka (left) and his Finance and Economic Development counterpart Professor Mthuli Ncube chat after updating the media on the Global Compensation Deed agreement between the Government and the white former farm owners at Munhumutapa offices in …