Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tsvangirai aims to evict resettled farmers April 27, 2015 Local News Walter Mswazie Masvingo CorrespondentMDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has threatened to repossess a farm given to people under the popular land reform programme for resettlement and give it to the MDC-T run Masvingo City Council. The former Prime Minister said the land should be exclusively set aside for …
RIGHT OF REPLY – Barquest Farm: My hands are clean April 9, 2015 Features, Opinion & Analysis Minister Mombeshora Eng Walter MuzembiON April 1 The Herald ran a story under the title “Mahofa blocks Mzembi farm bid”. The story, which had a banner headline on the paper’s front page, exposed our media’s unethical and unprofessional conduct, …
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Mzembi loses farm battle April 1, 2015 Local News George Maponga in Masvingo Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Engineer Walter Mzembi has lost the battle to take over part of Barquest Farm which houses the biggest chicken hatchery project in Masvingo after the provincial lands committee recommended withdrawal of his offer letter. Minister Mzembi was early …
Midlands white farmers spared evictions 23/03/2015 00:00:00 by Midlands Correspondent RELATED STORIES THE Midlands lands committee has resolved to spare 30 white commercial farmers from eviction saying they (farmers) are contributing significantly to the province, Newzimbabwe.com has learnt. A report has revealed that a resolution was passed to spare 16 dairy …
Editorial Comment: Keeping land for status symbol unacceptable March 24, 2015 Opinion & Analysis Land is a finite resource that should be shared by all Zimbabweans. The country, therefore, cannot afford the luxury of allowing individuals to keep it as a status symbol. Those who were allocated land should ensure that it is fully utilised or …
‘Mahofa Defies Mugabe’ Paul Nyakazeya 19 Mar 2015 TOURISM and Hospitality Industry Minister, Walter Mzembi, has accused new Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister, Shuvai Mahofa, of undermining President Robert Mugabe’s policy against the continued occupation of farmlands by whites, after she barred him from taking over a farm allocated to him by government under the land reform …
Operations resume at Maleme Farm March 19, 2015 Local News, Uncategorized Auxilia Katongomara Chronicle ReporterWORKERS at Maleme Farm have resumed work after a month-long break following a land dispute between the community and a senior state intelligence officer. Hostilities came to an end on Sunday after government intervention. Villagers running projects at the farm said on Tuesday that they had …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Boundary disputes affect production March 17, 2015 Features, Opinion & Analysis We are concerned with the problems that continue taking place on the farms related to boundaries, double allocations and fresh occupations, which have seen farmers spending a lot of time at the lands offices instead of being productive on the farms. These problems …
Editorial Comment: Be decisive in correcting land reform shortcomings March 16, 2015 Opinion & Analysis The land reform programme meant to correct the skewed land ownership which favoured whites has benefited more than 300,000 families who have been allocated land in prime farming areas which used to be a preserve of whites. The challenge now facing …
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MALEME VICTORY: VP Mphoko orders CIO chief out March 16, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Villagers celebrate Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko’s decision to reverse the proposed takeover of Maleme ranch Auxilia Katongomara Chronicle ReporterVICE President Phelekezela Mphoko yesterday showed his hand in a farm dispute that has caused turmoil in a small community in Matobo, Matabeleland South, as he …