Zimbabwe moots commission on ‘lost’ pensioners’ money

Zimbabwe moots commission on ‘lost’ pensioners’ money July 24, 2014 in Business     Zimbabwe’s pensioners and insurance policyholders who lost the value of their money when the country converted to the multi-currency regime are set to get relief as government plans to set up a commission to establish the basis of compensation. VICTORIA MTOMBABUSINESS REPORTER The …

Tobacco growers take stand against child labour

Tobacco growers take stand against child labour July 16, 2014 in News     A recent article which appeared in the NewsDay on July 5 headlined Children suffer on tobacco farms asserted that the International Tobacco Growers’ Association (ITGA) has acknowledged that child labour is rampant in the tobacco sector. Guest Column with Francois Van De Merwe …

Zim Concourt Endorses Dual Citizenship

Zim Concourt Endorses Dual Citizenship Posted on June 26, 2014 by ZimSitRep_W — 5 Comments ↓ via RadioVop Zimbabwe – Zim Concourt Endorses Dual Citizenship 25 June 2014 The Constitutional Court has endorsed a Zimbabwean citizen’s unrestricted entitlement to dual citizenship rights and ordered the Registrar General, Minister of Home Affairs, Attorney General and the Principal Director of Immigration to comply with the …

Govt boots out 600 orphans

Govt boots out 600 orphans LLOYD MBIBA  •  19 JUNE 2014 10:46PM  •  12 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services3   HARARE – Government has dumped orphaned and disadvantaged children after seizing a farm from a non-governmental organisation (NGO) looking after the children and …

Penalties in SA’s new visa laws, requirements for landlords

 Johannesburg Sunday Times newspaper 15th June, website Penalties in SA’s new visa laws, requirements for landlords The implications of new immigration legislation in South Africa South Africa’s amended immigration regulations became effective on 26 May 2014. Commenting on the legislation, Niki Gerneke of Shepstone & Wylie Attorneys commercial law department says that they have clamped …

Dutch Ambassador urges Zimbabwe to honour property rights

Dutch Ambassador urges Zimbabwe to honour property rights Posted on June 6, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 6 Comments ↓ via Dutch Ambassador urges govt to honour property rights | The Zimbabwean 05.06.14 by Sofia Mapuranga Relations between Zimbabwe and the Netherlands date back to the days of the liberation struggle. The Dutch Ambassador Gera Sneller (GS) has welcomed government’s efforts to strengthen relations between …

Former farm worker attacked by ZANU PF in eviction saga

Former farm worker attacked by ZANU PF in eviction saga Posted on June 4, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — No Comments ↓ via Former farm worker attacked by ZANU PF in eviction saga | SW Radio Africa by Alex Bell on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 A former farm worker, who is among a group trying to resist their forced eviction from a farm in …

Ex-farm workers’ families, 14 years on

Ex-farm workers’ families, 14 years on Posted on June 4, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 2 Comments ↓ via Ex-farm workers’ families, 14 years on – NewsDay Zimbabwe June 4, 2014 by Tapiwa Zivira The weary -faced little boy makes the last slow steps towards the entrance to the small passage between the two tobacco-curing barns. Despite the signs of being weather-beaten and neglected, …

Memorial service for murdered Guruve family members held

Memorial service for murdered Guruve family members held Posted on June 1, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 3 Comments ↓ via Memorial service for murdered Guruve family members held | The Zimbabwean 01.06.14 by Sofia Mapuranga A memorial service for two members of a Guruve farming family, killed after an attack near their home earlier this month was held at Thorn Tree Lodge in Harare …

Death Notice of Malcolm Francis and brutal murder of daughter, Catherine

Death Notice of Malcolm Francis and brutal murder of daughter, Catherine Posted on May 28, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 4 Comments ↓ via Death Notice of Malcolm Francis and brutal murder of daughter, Catherine. | The Zimbabwean 26.05.14 We need to stop the needless deaths in our country that is so desperate for a way forward. Use of violence has proven not to …