Category: Land Issues (archives)

Zanu PF MP accuses Mombeshora, Mahofa of sabotaging party programmes By ZimSitRep_M | October 26, 2016 1 Comment CHIREDZI West legislator Darlington Chiwa (Zanu PF) has accused Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Shuvai Mahova and her Lands counterpart, Douglas Mombeshora of defying President Robert Mugabe’s directive to drive out the 213 Zanu PF bigwigs, who grabbed sugarcane plots at …

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Armed men invade premier resort centre October 19, 2016 in News   ARMED men have allegedly invaded Mapare Resort Centre close to Birchenough Bridge in the lucrative Save Conservancy, which has most of the big five game, it has emerged. BY PAIDAMOYO MUZULU The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), in a news alert, alleges that the armed men, …

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The story behind the ‘compensation’ deal between Mujuru & evicted white farmer Guy Watson-Smith By ZimSitRep_M | October 11, 2016 1 Comment Source: The story behind the ‘compensation’ deal between Mujuru & evicted white farmer Guy Watson-Smith – violetgonda.com October 10, 2016 When Guy Watson-Smith lost his family farm at the height of Zimbabwe’s controversial and often violent land grab, he …

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Land issues a global challenge: Oxfam October 11, 2016 in News   Thousands of indigenous and community groups are fighting for their land rights around the world, marking an alarming global land rush that has been going on since 2009, Oxfam has said. By KHANYILE MLOTSHWA According to report titled Custodians of the Land, Defenders of our …

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Lands director swindles $9000 October 11, 2016 Crime & Courts Court Reporter The Ministry of Lands and Rural Resettlement, land information management system deputy director allegedly swindled Impact 360 chief executive, Nicholas Bhero of $9 000 in a botched land deal.Teererai Matimba (50) pleaded not guilty to criminal abuse of duty as a public officer when …

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Bring finality to land reform! October 11, 2016 Business Obert Chifamba Senior Reporter  Recent reports of fresh land invasions in resettlement areas are stress-provoking. In fact, they scuttle and nullify the efforts Government and all concerned stakeholders are making to support agricultural productivity and eradicate hunger especially coming at time like the month of September when preparations for …

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Beitbridge farmer’s lone battle against invasions By ZimSitRep_M | August 28, 2016 1 Comment Source: Beitbridge farmer’s lone battle against invasions – The Standard Eighty-year-old Mananje conservancy and Benfer Estate owner Ian Ferguson, has been fighting to hold on to his two properties which have been invaded time and again for over a decade. By Kudzai Kuwaza Ferguson has …

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Invaders wreak havoc at Mananje By ZimSitRep_M | September 2, 2016 0 Comment Source: Invaders wreak havoc at Mananje – The Zimbabwe Independent September 2, 2016 THE picturesque Mananje Conservancy on Denlynian Farm, 36 kilometres west Beitbridge along the Bulawayo Road, which is home to a variety of animals including the zebra, impala, giraffe, eland, leopard and a variety of bird …

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Mohadi invades banana farm By ZimSitRep_M | September 4, 2016 2 Comments Beitbridge senator Tambudzani Mohadi, Zanu PF Matabeleland South provincial chairperson Rabelani Choeni and a few villagers last week, in defiance of presidential directives, allegedly invaded Double O Ranch in Beitbridge Source: Mohadi invades banana farm – The Standard September 4, 2016 BY OWN CORRESPONDENT The property is the only …

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Illegal settlers threaten gazetted forests By ZimSitRep_M | September 6, 2016 0 Comment A DRAFT national forest policy document has revealed that most gazetted forestry land was under threat from illegal settlers. Source: Illegal settlers threaten gazetted forests – NewsDay Zimbabwe September 6, 2016 BY STEPHEN CHADENGA Zimbabwe has 24 gazetted indigenous forests covering 800 000 hectares. The forests are preserved …

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