Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
300 families face eviction October 19, 2017 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST, Top Stories Deputy Minister Marapira George Maponga Masvingo BureauGovernment is set to evict over 300 families illegally settled on the shores of Lake Mutirikwi to restore a buffer zone around Masvingo City’s sole water supply that is threatened with siltation. The illegal settlers have been pouring onto the shores …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Govt must move in now to repossess idle land Chronicle 19 October 2017 More than 300 000 families have been resettled on prime farming areas which used to be a preserve for white commercial farmers since the launch of the fast track land reform programme in 2000. These new farmers contributed significantly …
War vets invade bigwig’s farm 0 October 8, 2017 4:02 PM Source: War vets invade bigwig’s farm | The Standard (Local News) War veterans have invaded a farm owned by former Regional Integration and International Cooperation deputy minister Reuben Marumahoko claiming that it is too big for him. By Nhau Mangirazi The farm, 10km east of …
Chaos at Beitbridge wildlife sanctuary ILLEGAL settlers have laid siege to one of the most popular wildlife sanctuaries in Beitbridge, with the owner warning that the game reserve is on the verge of total destruction. BY Kudzai Kawaza Mananje Conservancy, on Denlynian Farm, lying 36km …
Land invasions threaten Chiredzi revenue streams By Tatenda Chitagu The land invasions in the Lowveld, where sugar producer, Tongaat Hulett was targeted, as well as the world’s biggest wildlife sanctuary, Save Valley Conservancy, have dealt a body blow to the Chiredzi Rural District Council (RDC), as the institutions were the authority’s cash cows, a senior …
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President appoints State land Commission The Herald 11 September 2017 Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter President Mugabe yesterday appointed a seven-member Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State land in and around urban areas since 2005. The commission is chaired by Justice Tendai Uchena. The Commission was appointed in terms of section 2 (1) of the …
Land reform programme not racial: Mombeshora Chronicle 11 September 2017 Minister Mombeshora Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau The land reform programme has nothing to do with race, but deals with the equitable distribution of the finite resource to ensure all people contribute to the economy and well being of the nation, the Minister of Lands and Rural …
Government duty-bound on land use Herald 7 September 2017 Audrey Rundofa Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT has a duty to ensure security of tenure on land holdings, including developing sustainable methods to achieve household and national food and nutrition security through enhanced agricultural investment. Mashonaland East Minister of State for Provincial Affairs, Retired Brigadier-General Ambrose Mutinhiri said this …
Pay rentals or move out, farmers told The Herald 7 September 2017 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Government has urged farmers, who benefited from the land reform programme to pay rentals or make way for other Zimbabweans willing to be productive. This was said by Lands and Rural Resettlement Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora, while responding …
Some white farmers still hope to return to Zimbabwe 1 September 6, 2017 10:29 AM Source: Some white farmers still hope to return to Zimbabwe | Daily Mail Online HARARE/JOHANNESBURG Sept 5 (Reuters) – Some of the thousands of white Zimbabwean farmers evicted from their land in the early 2000s by President Robert Mugabe’s supporters continue to …
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