Category: Land Issues (archives)

Zimbabwean farmers cautiously optimistic about president’s land pledge  1 November 30, 2017 10:21 AM White farmers in Zimbabwe are cautiously optimistic about the future after the new president pledged to compensate those who lost their land following controversial reforms in 2000. President Emmerson Mnangagwa made the promise during his inauguration speech but also made clear …

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Govt warns illegal settlers November 30, 2017 Top Stories Lovemore Meya Herald CorrespondentGovernment has strongly warned unruly elements reportedly taking the law into their own hands by illegally occupying State land, saying the offenders will be dealt with accordingly. In a statement yesterday, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Lands and Rural Resettlement Ambassador Grace Mutandiro rapped …

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Chiefs want land Bill shelved November 16, 2017 Local News Chief Charumbira Zvamaida Murwira Senior ReporterTraditional leaders have expressed their dissatisfaction over the rejection of amendments to the Land Commission Bill where they were pushing to have their members sit in the Zimbabwe Land Commission. In an interview, Chiefs Council president Fortune Charumbira said they had resolved to …

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Vacate farms now, illegal settlers told November 16, 2017 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL, Top Stories Minister Shamu Heather Charema Mashonaland West CorrespondentGovernment has demanded that all illegal settlers in Mashonaland West immediately vacate the land they are occupying and follow proper procedures of acquiring land. Speaking at a Provincial Coordinating Committee meeting over the weekend, Minister of State …

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Govt acquires 19ha in disputed Pama Farm November 11, 2017 Local News Dr Mombeshora Herald ReporterGOVERNMENT yesterday compulsorily acquired more than 19,4 hectares belonging to a white farmer, Mr Anthony Livaditakis, who has allegedly been receiving protection from ZANU-PF Sanyati legislator Cde Blessed Runesu. In a Government Gazette published yesterday, Lands and Rural Resettlement Minister Dr …

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100 families left in open  0 November 11, 2017 2:05 PM Source: 100 families left in open | Newsday (News) AT LEAST 100 families at Maganga Estates were on Thursday left in the open after officials from the Lands ministry demolished their homesteads reportedly to pave way for a ‘political bigwig’. by JAIROS SAUNYAMA The A1 …

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‘Don’t turn farms into stands’   0 November 12, 2017 2:35 PM   Livingstone MarufuGOVERNMENT has ordered Land Reform Programme beneficiaries to immediately stop converting farm land into residential stands. Source: ‘Don’t turn farms into stands’ | The Sunday Mail Nov 12, 2017 The directive follows an increase in cases of farmers, who were allocated peri-urban farms, subdividing the …

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Mombeshora warns illegal settlers November 10, 2017 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Dr Mombeshora Blessings Chidakwa Mash West CorrespondentMINISTER of Lands and Rural Settlement Dr Douglas Mombeshora has read the riot act on youths evading farms and illegally setting up structures across Mashonaland West Province saying such indiscipline was unacceptable. Addressing Zanu-PF party members during the Mashonaland …

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Invaders ordered off sugar plantations November 10, 2017 Local News, MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Dr Chimedza Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziMasvingo’s Minister of State for Provincial Affairs Dr Paul Chimedza said his office will uphold President Mugabe’s directive to bar sugarcane farmers from occupying land owned by Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe Limited in Chiredzi. The new farmers were targeting 4 000 …

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Mombeshora reads riot act to illegal settlers November 8, 2017 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Dr Mombeshora Blessings Chidakwa Mash West CorrespondentTHE Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement Dr Douglas Mombeshora has read the riot act to youths invading farms and illegally setting up structures across Mashonaland West Province, saying such indiscipline is unacceptable. Addressing Zanu-pf party …

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