Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
99-year leases documents now in use SUNDAY MAIL REPORTER 1 DAY AGO Livingstone Marufu —Government has approved a refined 99-year-lease document crafted after thorough consultations with financial institutions, in a move that is set to trigger massive capital injection into the agriculture sector through loans extended to farmers. The Sunday Mail has gathered that …
Counting the cost of chaotic land reform November 25, 2016 in Business ZIMBABWE’S chaotic land reform exercise which began in 2000 continues to haunt the economy — 16 years on. Commercial farmers and formal agricultural structures have been destroyed and resultantly land has been rendered unbankable. By Taurai Mangudhla Currently, only about 4% of agricultural funding is …
Land invasions hinder modernisation of Zim farms November 24, 2016 in Feature Story, News Sitting astride his motorbike, farmer Craig Jonathan (Not real name), scans his lucrative banana field in Matabeleland South province, one of the country’s top growers of the long yellow tropical fruit, with distraught and weariness. BY TONDERAYI MATONHO “I have not known any other …
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Land Commission Bill to address disputes, challenges November 17, 2016 Local News Minister Mombeshora Pamela Shumba, Senior ReporterTHE Land Commission Bill will go a long way in addressing disputes and challenges emanating from the land reform programme, the Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement, Douglas Mombeshora, has said. Minister Mombeshora said although the country’s land reform programme …
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Zapu plans demo against govt over property seizure November 16, 2016 in News ZAPU has threatened to stage demonstrations to force President Robert Mugabe’s government to return the party’s properties, which were seized in the early 1980s. BY SILAS NKALA The opposition party’s deputy spokesperson, Iphithule Maphosa yesterday said Zapu will not continue being humiliated by being …
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Villagers protest against Mphoko land invasion November 16, 2016 in News, Politics VILLAGERS at Tshayile area in Bubi, Matabeleland North province face eviction allegedly to pave way for Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko, who reportedly wants to construct his homestead on top of a mountain that lies on their land. BY NQOBANI NDLOVU Tshayile villagers protesting against Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko’s …
Bright Matonga: A classic case of how not to farm November 13, 2016 in Local, News Chigwell Estate used to be a multi-million dollar business that produced citrus fruits for export to the Middle East, Europe and Russia. BY BLESSED MHLANGA Just a decade ago, the farm used to employ 1 200 people and was exporting about 300 …
EU worried by fresh wave of land seizures National Report November 10, 2016 By Dumisani Ndlela, Deputy Editor in Chief Phillipe Van Damme, head of the European Union (EU) delegation to Zimbabwe EUROPE’S top diplomat in Zimbabwe has expressed concern over a new wave of land expropriations in the country, saying this has slowed …
I own 1 farm, not 3: Mushohwe November 2, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Minister Mushohwe Herald Reporter—Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Christopher Mushohwe yesterday dismissed as ‘unfounded” reports that he owned three farms saying he was only legally allocated Kondozi Farm in 2006. Dr Mushohwe told The Herald that Zanu-PF provincial youth leader Cde Mubuso Chinguno, …
Kasukuwere challenged over Norton land By ZimSitRep_M | October 30, 2016 0 Comment ZANU PF supporters, who were settled on privately-owned land ahead of the Norton by-election, which was won by an independent candidate, Temba Mliswa, are set to suffer a major setback after the owners challenged the move by Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere at the High …