Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers sold dummy By ZimSitRep_M | June 22, 2017 2 Comments Source: Farmers sold dummy | The Financial Gazette June 22, 2017 … as banks reject 99-year leases BANKS continue to reject 99-year leases handed to landholders resettled on properties previously owned by white farmers, months after government announced that the documents were now bankable. Only 125 leases are known to have been …
Land dispute resolution in Zimbabwe By ZimSitRep_M | June 19, 2017 0 Comment Source: Land dispute resolution in Zimbabwe | zimbabweland June 19, 2017 The reconfiguring of land use and ownership through land reform has inevitably generated a range of disputes. Having a clear, transparent approach for dispute resolution is essential. This is a key task for the Zimbabwe Land Commission, as …
Compensation following land reform: four big challenges By ZimSitRep_M | June 12, 2017 2 Comments Source: Compensation following land reform: four big challenges | zimbabweland June 12, 2017 Paying compensation following land reform is perhaps one of the most pressing and emotive land policy issues in Zimbabwe today. Delays have caused uncertainty and limited agricultural investment, undermined trust and prevented international re-engagement. …
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Parastatals… graveyards of good intent? Top Stories May 18, 2017By Cyril Zenda Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister, Joseph Made THE perennial problem of poor agricultural production will not be solved by the creation of new parastatals, but having in place sound policies that promote investment in the sensitive sector, economic analysts pointed out this week.Last …
Walter Mzembi warns RSA against following Zimbabwe and Marxism by: Steve Johnson in Bangkok and Joseph Cotterill in Johannesburg A Zimbabwean cabinet minister has warned South Africa against copying Harare’s disastrous land reform agenda. Zimbabwe collapsed into economic chaos after President Robert Mugabe implemented a land reform programme in 2000 that led to …
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Zim’s land rights crisis — A Biblical economics solution May 12, 2017 in Analysis, Comment, Opinion ZIMBABWE is facing a property rights Catch-22 with respect to about 12 million hectares of land expropriated from the previous land owners, mainly the white farming community. The Brett Chulu Column The outcome has been the death of the market for …
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Government demands 1 000ha from Zimasco Companies & Markets April 27, 2017By Staff Reporter Mines and Mining Development Minister, Walter Chidhakwa. ZIMASCO is to release a further 1 000 hectares (ha) of chrome claims to government after failing to comply with a State directive last year to cede half of its 49 000ha resource to the …
Zimplats, govt in talks over land grab By ZimSitRep_M | April 27, 2017 0 Comment Source: Zimplats, govt in talks over land grab – DailyNews Live Ndakaziva Majaka 27 April 2017 HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest platinum producer, Zimplats, says it is indiscussions with government over an impending compulsory acquisition of 28000 hectares of its land by the State. The …
Commercial timber plantations under threat from illegal settlers April 20, 2017 in National, News CHIMANIMANI — this semi-tropical region of Zimbabwe — which has large tracts of beautiful, evergreen landscapes — has some of the country’s biggest commercial timber plantations that sit perfectly on its mountainous terrain and blend well with the flora and fauna of all types, …
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Local Govt Parly Committee moves to revoke A2 offer letters April 12, 2017 in News THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government has urged the Ministry of Lands to revoke the A2 offer letters issued to farmers at Braemer Farmer in Nyatsime to enable homeseekers who legitimately bought residential stands in the area to develop their houses …
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