Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Eastern Zimbabwe Plantations Face Grim Future http://www.voanews.com June 27, 2011 Peta Thornycroft | Chipinge, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s eastern Manicaland Province may have taken the hardest blows from President Robert Mugabe’s 11 years of seizures of land from white farmers. . In eastern Zimbabwe, years of neglect have left many plantations that once produced avocados, macademia nuts, coffee and timber …
The end of an era for Zimbabwe’s last white farmers? http://www.telegraph.co.uk Despite the introduction of a power-sharing government two years ago, state-backed farm seizures have continued. Colin Freeman meets one of the last white farmers still at work in Zimbabwe. Mr Cloete has spent tens of thousands of dollars in legal bills fighting the …
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Farm workers children drop out of school http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Thousands of pupils at farms around the country have dropped out of school as their parents are struggling to raise school fees due to the meagre wages paid by new farmers.19.06.1112:37pmFungai Kwaramba Harare According to the General Agriculture Plantation Workers Union Zimbabwe, the low wages have had an adverse effect …
Zanu (PF) Officials, Youths Invade Gold Rich Wildlife Conservancy http://www.radiovop.com 8 hours 24 minutes ago Gwanda, June 16, 2011 – Senior Zanu (PF) officials including Senator Japhet Dube have invaded a gold rich wildlife conservancy leaving hundreds of animals in danger at Longville Ranch 10 km outside Gwanda town. Hordes of Zanu (PF) officials and youths invaded …
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White Old Farmer Left Homeless http://www.radiovop.com 12 hours 42 minutes ago Gweru, June 15, 2011 – A Gweru Court on Tuesday fined an 85 year old white farmer Phillip Hapelt, US$100 for continued occupation of his Grasslands farm in Somabula, which has been offered to Mberengwa North Member of Parliament Jabulani Mangena. Hapelt and his wife were given …
More farmers kicked off land in ongoing invasions http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell15 June 2011 More commercial farmers have been kicked off their land in recent weeks as part of ongoing invasions across the country. Two farmers in the Zvimba District have been forced to flee in recent weeks, after gangs of land invaders took over their farming …
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ZANU PF infiltration of Apostolic churches exposed on video http://www.swradioafrica.com By Lance Guma14 June 2011 Shocking video footage has exposed how ZANU PF has infiltrated Apostolic Churches countrywide and is using compromised preachers to campaign for Mugabe and ZANU PF ahead of national elections. http://www.youtube.com/v/5ZrkUicOu74 The footage shows how the Vadzidzi Va Jesu branch …
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Apostles invade Chipinge dairy farm http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Tony SaxonWednesday, 08 June 2011 09:22 CHIPINGE – Members of the controversial Johanne Marange Apostolic sect loyal to President Robert Mugabe have invaded one of Zimbabwe’s biggest dairy farms. A few individuals from the sect, who are directly benefiting from Zanu (PF), and some youth militia invaded Spillemeer Farm last …
White farmers shut out: CFU http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Chengetai Zvauya, Staff WriterTuesday, 07 June 2011 15:04 HARARE – The Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) says government is refusing to consider white farmers who have applied for land under the land reform programme, while the government says the applications will only be considered once all blacks have been catered for. CFU …
Top lawyers say SADC turning its back on human rights http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell03 June 2011 Top lawyers in the Southern African region have told SW Radio Africa that leaders in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are turning their back on human rights, by dissolving the region’s human rights Tribunal. Concern is still high after the shock …
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