Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Legal plunder crumbles Zimbabwean businesses http://news.myjoyonline.com Last Updated: Sunday, 31 July 2011, 13:53 GMT By Rejoice Ngwenya, Harare For the second time in my life since 2000, I am about to experience another nasty bout of State-sponsored private property plunder under some nefarious law purportedly meant to ‘empower’ me – the black Zimbabwean. It comes with devastating implications …
Nyazura farm looted by invaders http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell27 July 2011 A farming family that was evicted from their Nyazura property last week is now counting the cost of their loss, after farm invaders looted their home. The Smit family from De Rust farm was forced to flee the property last week, after days of harassment and …
White farmer arrested for insulting Mugabe http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Pindai DubeMonday, 25 July 2011 13:04 BULAWAYO – Police have arrested a 76-year-old white commercial farmer and miner, Mike Van Royen, in a move viewed as meant to facilitate the grabbing of his farming and mining business by Zanu PF officials. Van Royen was arrested on Friday in Bulawayo …
Landgrabs make a bitter brew for Zim http://www.iol.co.za/ SA Time: Sunday, 24 July 2011 9:32:23 PM July 24 2011 at 11:15am On misty hills weeds smother surviving trees in the lost plantations of Zimbabwe’s eastern province, Manicaland. With present international record prices for coffee and nuts, these trees should, in 2011, be worth their weight in gold. …
Zim Journos, MDC MP Beaten Up by Zanu (PF) http://www.radiovop.com Harare, July 23, 2011 – A Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) legislator and five journalists were Saturday beaten up by hordes of Zanu (PF) supporters who invaded the Parliament building to disrupt a public hearing by a parliamentary committee on the Human Rights Bill. This follows similar disruptions …
Nyazura farm family forced to flee after mob attack http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell22 July 2011 A farming family in Nyazura has been forced to flee their home on Friday, after an attack by a mob of land invaders. The Smit family from De Rust farm has been fighting their illegal eviction from the property the whole week, …
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Public hearing on human rights bill abandoned in Masvingo http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tichaona Sibanda21 July 2011 A rowdy and often threatening ZANU PF mob on Thursday disrupted a public hearing on the Human Rights Commission Bill at the civic centre in Masvingo town. The consultative meeting, conducted by a Parliamentary group, had to be abandoned a few minutes after …
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Nyazura farmers under siege by farm invaders http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell20 July 2011 Commercial farmers in Nyazura are living in fear, after a spate of farm invasions led by a self confessed CIO agent, who is said to be working for top ZANU PF officials. Farmer Koos Smit, his wife Mary Anne and son Michael, were on …
Joseph Chinotimba and his violent past http://www.swradioafrica.com By Lance Guma19 July 2011 War vets leader Joseph Chinotimba might be well known for being the butt of jokes which mock his broken English and clownish behavior, but today on our Crimes of the Past series we look at his trail of violence, rape and murder. Chinotimba, a former …
‘Sell-out’ minister may be next victim of skewed land policy http://mg.co.za/ JASON MOYO Jul 15 2011 President Robert Mugabe’s use of farmland to stifle dissent among his followers has been laid bare by the threatened invasion of a farm owned by a senior member of his party, who is regarded as a moderate. Tracy Mutinhiri is a …
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