Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
A seized Zimbabwe farm is returned, but uncertainty reigns 2018-03-01 06:04 Headlands – When the riot police arrived, Zimbabwean farmworker Mary Mhuriyengwe saw her life fall apart as her job and home disappeared in the ruthless land seizures that defined Robert Mugabe’s rule. Mhuriyengwe, 35, watched as police carrying AK-47 rifles released teargas to force …
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Fast-track land reform blamed for tourism fall March 1, 2018By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor Mjingwe Lodge in the Bubye Conservancy just before it was invaded in 2014. The lodge was built with foreign investment. A FORMER player in Zimbabwe’s tourism industry has blamed the fast-track land reform for the sector’s poor performance.Darryl Collett, former …
Good corporate governance in land tenure and administration Good governance is increasingly recognized as critical to effective development. Land and property are generally the major assets in any economy. In Zimbabwe, land accounts for three-quarters of our national wealth. Land is also a fundamental factor for mining and agricultural production and is thus directly …
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Farm swap deal backfires for farmer Minister Perrance Shiri Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court ReporterTHE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Resettlement, Chief Air Marshal (Retired) Perrance Shiri, has been taken to court by a brother to Special Advisor in the Office of the President on Disability Issues, Cde Joshua Malinga, over a botched farm swap deal. …
Land tenure laws threaten timber sector By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri ZIMBABWE’S land tenure system could drive timber industry players out of business in the next eight years, Timber Federation of Zimbabwe chief executive officer, Darlington Duwa, has warned.Speaking at the National Consultative Dialogue Workshop …
Agricultural revival lessons from Zambia 0 February 23, 2018 1:15 PM Source: Agricultural revival lessons from Zambia – The Zimbabwe Independent February 23, 2018 LAST week, the Commercial Farmers’ Union sounded said the supposedly revamped 99-year lease for Zimbabwe may not be attractive enough to lure back commercial farmers who were hounded out of Zimbabwe at the dawn …
ED yet to sign Land Commission Bill 0 February 25, 2018 3:59 PM Source: ED yet to sign Land Commission Bill | Daily News Mugove Tafirenyika • 24 February 2018 HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has failed to formally approve legislation giving the Zimbabwe Land Commission (ZLC) power to be responsible for the allocation of rights in …
War vets, chief cross swords over land Fortunate Gora Herald CorrespondentWar veterans in Norton and surrounding areas are up in arms with Chief Nyamweda of Mhondoro-Mubaira whom they accuse of illegally evicting settlers and resettling more than 300 people on grazing land at Nyadgori Farm in the past 15 years. In a statement recently, …
99-year lease unattractive to former farmers – February 16, 2018 COMMERCIAL Farmers Union of Zimbabwe (CFU) has said that the country’s new 99-year lease document is voluminous about three times the length of Zambia’s equivalent, making it difficult to attract interest from former commercial farmers, who fled Zimbabwe during the fast track land reform. CFU director …
Lands committee to downsize farms Fungai Lupande Mash Central BureauMashonaland Central’s Mazowe District lands committee yesterday resolved to identity large and underutilised farms for redistribution. This follows an address by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Mvuma recently where he said big farms should be downsized to enable more people to benefit from land redistribution. Some …