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Govt to seize remaining white-owned farms WENDY MUPERI • 21 JANUARY 2015 7:38PM • Share on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing ServicesMARONDERA – Amid an aura of calculated menace, Joel Biggie Matiza, State minister for Mashonaland East, announced today government’s intention to press ahead with plans to seize Zimbabwe’s remaining white-owned commercial farms. “We have …
Zanu PF to intensify land grabs ACTING President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday announced that government will soon intensify its land grab targeting the few remaining white farmers, multiple farm owners and reduce farm sizes, as Zanu PF seeks to consolidate its land reform programme and ensure economic stability. MOSES MATENGA/SILENCE CHARUMBIRA Addressing Zanu PF supporters …
Govt clears air on Manzou Farm Posted on January 11, 2015 by ZimSitRep_M — No Comments ↓ via Govt clears air on Manzou Farm | The Herald January 10, 2015 The First Family does not own Manzou Farm in Mazowe and has nothing to do with the eviction of illegal settlers taking place in the area, Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial …
Approach Lands Ministry, aggrieved farmers urged January 9, 2015 Local News Minister Mombeshora Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterFarmers who are being evicted from their land by new owners armed with offer letters should seek clarification with the Ministry of Lands and Rural Resettlement, a Government official said yesterday. This follows numerous land disputes involving settlers who have …
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Chihosa Estate ownership row rages January 8, 2015 Business Business ReporterTHE future of a thriving macadamia estate in Chipinge, Manicaland, hangs in the balance after Government issued a vacation notice to a company running the plantation. Information gathered by The Herald Business shows that the farm, known as Chihosa Estates, has been allocated to Mr Edwin …
Mash East to carry out land audit January 7, 2015 Local News Minister of State for Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs Cde Joel Biggie Matiza, flanked by Minister of Industry and Commerce Mike Bimha (right) and Chief Musarurwa, during a meeting in Chivhu on Monday Farirai Machivenyika Senior ReporterThe Mashonaland East provincial leadership will beginning next week, …
Government in land reform climbdown THE government has made a major climbdown and now allows farming joint ventures between new black farmers and white former commercial farmers.NUNURAI JENAOWN CORRESPONDENT It now also allows contract farming. Lands and Rural Resettlement minister Douglas Mombeshora said farmers were now free to choose who they wanted to engage in …
Govt officials invade farm TWO senior government officials, who were only last month deployed to Kezi in Matabeleland South, have invaded Maleme Ranch, evicting the resident farmer, a college of agriculture and a popular camping site. BENSON DUBEOWN CORRESPONDENTThe two (names supplied) have taken over the farm which houses Ebenezer College and Shalom Campsite, with …
Villagers target Tongaat Hulett December 4, 2014 Local News George Maponga in MasvingoThe ZANU-PF leadership here has unanimously recommended the acquisition of 29 000 hectares of sugar cane plantations under the control of sugar producer Tongaat Hulett in the Lowveld to resettle thousands of landless people. Masvingo has more than 10 000 people on the waiting …
‘99-year leases still work in progress’ November 18, 2014 Business Banks have reservations around the acceptability of 99-year leases as collateral with concern on separation of rights over land and structures built on it Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterFarmers have to wait for an indefinite period before they can use 99-year leases as collateral for bank …