Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Impact of land grabs on agric devastating August 12, 2016 in News AGRICULTURAL output in Zimbabwe has been decimated with the production of all major crops, except citrus, dramatically falling between 2000 and 2015 owing to the chaotic land reform, drought and the deepening economic crisis engulfing the country, latest statistics show. According to statistics provided by …
Victor Matemadanda’s farm invaded Top Stories August 12, 2016 By Staff Reporter Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association secretary-general, Victor Matemadanda By Nelson Chenga and Nhau Mangirazi THE bad blood between the ruling ZANU-PF party and former colleagues in the war veterans’ camp took a new twist at the weekend after the Zimbabwe National …
Chinhoyi avails 2000ha for youths August 11, 2016 Local News Walter Nyamukondiwa : Chinhoyi Bureau Chinhoyi Town Council has availed more than 2 000 hectares of land for residential purposes in fulfilment of the promise made by President Mugabe to youths recently. In an interview on the sidelines of a meeting to register those who will benefit in …
Lands Committee engages public August 11, 2016 Local News Bulawayo Bureau THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture and Irrigation Development was in Bulawayo last week for a public hearing on the Land Commission Bill, with corruption and land disputes being the major issues raised by the public. Participants who attended the hearing at Iminyela Hall told …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Remove retrospective effect on land tax August 11, 2016 Opinion & Analysis Farmers have taken advantage of the ongoing public consultations on the Land Commission Bill to express their frustrations with the Government over the retrospective application of a new land tax. Introduced last year, the $5 land levy for every hectare an A2 …
Farmers attack chiefs for hijacking land allocation August 11, 2016 Local News, Top Stories Lloyd Gumbo recently in MasvingoTraditional leaders in Masvingo have come under fire from land reform beneficiaries for hijacking land allocation by corruptly giving land to people on undesignated plots. Some farmers also accused those in political leadership for allocating land to their relatives …
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Resettled farmers fume over land tax August 10, 2016 Local News Lloyd Gumbo, Harare BureauSOME beneficiaries of the land reform programme owe up to $60 000 each in land rentals that were introduced by the Government last year, after payments were backdated to 2009, a situation that has made farmers call for urgent policy review. The levy …
Govt broadens 99-year lease beneficiaries By ZimSitRep_M | August 9, 2016 4 Comments Source: Govt broadens 99-year lease beneficiaries | The Herald August 9, 2016 CORPORATE bodies other than statutory bodies, churches and educational institutions will be able to hold the Government’s 99-year lease albeit with conditions attached to it while farmers will be subjected to annual rent and to purchase …
Zimbabwe may charge farmers rent for working on land seized from whites Top Stories August 3, 2016By Own Correspondent Lands and Rural Settlements Minister Douglas Mombeshora By Godfrey Marawanyika ZIMBABWE is considering charging rent to black subsistence farmers who settled on large-scale commercial farms confiscated mainly from white owners during state-backed invasions and may repossess land …
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Villagers rap ‘rampant’ corruption in land allocation August 4, 2016 Local News From Lloyd Gumbo in MUTARE Beneficiaries of the fast track land redistribution exercise and traditional leaders in Mashonaland East province say corruption and underhand dealings are rampant in land allocations, resulting in ordinary villagers losing their land to rich people from cities such as …
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