Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
SADC decision shameful It is indeed sad that the SADC extra-ordinary summit on the 20th of Maydecided to dissolve the SADC Tribunal. SADC leaders have exposed their truenature. They claim to uphold certain principles as seen by their signaturesto the commendable SADC Treaty. All this it seems is to hoodwink the worldthat they are a …
HARARE BUSINESSMAN IN FRESH FARM SEIZURE Veneranda Langa Senior Reporter Suspected war veterans yesterday stormed Fox farm at Pamona in Harare and forced the owner, Desmond Fox, to leave immediately to make way for a new owner, a beneficiary of the land reform programme. When NewsDay visited the farm in the afternoon yesterday, Fox, who …
SADC turns its back on human rights http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell23 May 2011 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has made the potentially devastating decision to dissolve the regional human rights court, for at least another year. The Tribunal has already been suspended for more than six months, after SADC leaders last year decided …
Black Farmer Falls On Hard Times http://www.radiovop.com 19 hours 45 minutes ago HARARE, May 22, 2011- On the eve of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) extraordinary summit of heads of state in Namibia this weekend, a dispossessed black commercial farmer has been forced to sell packets of sugar to feed his family. Luke Tembani, 74, one of …
Apostolic sects slammed http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 21 May 2011 23:47 By Silas Nkala SOME church organisations in the country have condemned apostolic sect churches and Zanu PF for turning their churches into venues for political rallies.The condemnation comes after Zanu PF has targeted the apostolic sects in an effort to boost its dwindling support base. It is believed that …
SADC to re-constitute contentious tribunal http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 21/05/2011 00:00:00 by Staff Reporter THE regional SADC grouping will reconstitute its judicial arm following pressure from the Zimbabwe government which has been critical of its rulings against the country’s land reforms. Foreign affairs minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi welcomed the development which was taken at an extraordinary SADC summit underway in Namibia. “We …
Rights commission to look only at post-2009 abuses http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Friday, 20 May 2011 09:15 By Paidamoyo Muzulu and Nqobile Bhebhe VICTIMS of state-sponsored organised violence and torture prior to and after Independence have to wait longer for justice because the proposed Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission will only deal with cases that happened after the formation of the coalition …
Read more “Rights commission to look only at post-2009 abuses”
South African Churches Send Food Aid to Zimbabwean White Ex-Farmers http://www.voanews.com Commercial Farmers Union Agricultural Recovery and Compensation manager Ben Gilpin said his organization will channel the food packages to the farmers who are mostly over the age of 65, have no source of income and are no longer able to work Gibbs Dube | Washington 19 May …
Read more “South African Churches Send Food Aid to Zimbabwean White Ex-Farmers”
Battle for Zim report in final round http://mg.co.za/ GLENDA DANIELS JOHANNESBURG – May 20 2011 00:00 The Mail & Guardian’s three-year battle to gain access to a report by two senior judges on Zimbabwe’s 2002 presidential election finally reached the Constitutional Court this week. The report was commissioned by former president Thabo Mbeki, who sent judges Dikgang Moseneke …
Black commercial farmer wants SADC Tribunal reinstated http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/6685 May 19th, 2011 On the eve of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State in Namibia (20/21 May), a dispossessed black commercial farmer from Zimbabwe who ran a successful agricultural enterprise is selling packets of sugar to feed his family. Luke …
Read more “Black commercial farmer wants SADC Tribunal reinstated”