Category: Land Issues (archives)

Efforts to relocate 50 000 illegal settlers underway June 18, 2014 Business Tendai Sahondo Business CorrespondentThe Forestry Commission says it is working with Government to resettle 50 000 illegal settlers that continue to threaten the viability of the timber industryIn an interview, Forestry Commission deputy general manager, Mr Abednigo Marufu said the two parties have already …

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Development Trust accused of sabotage June 18, 2014 Local News George Maponga in MasvingoGovernment has accused the Development Trust of Zimbabwe of undermining efforts to relocate more than 3 000 Tokwe-Mukosi flood victims at Chingwizi to decongest the overcrowded holding camp. Mwenezi district administrator Mr Stanley Chamisa has since been summoned by the Masvingo provincial leadership to …

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Government grabs disputed property June 17, 2014 in News     BULAWAYO — The land ownership wrangle between Mahlaba Housing Programme (MHP) and Gamange (Private) Limited has taken a new twist after government compulsorily took over the disputed property. OWN CORRESPONDENT Secretary for Lands and Rural Resettlement Sophia Tsvakwi wrote to the Registrar of Bulawayo High Court …

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Bindura University allocated farm June 16, 2014 Local News Advocate Martin Dinha Herald ReporterBindura University of Science Education has been allocated Glen Avlin Farm as part of Government efforts to increase food productivity and subsidise food for students.Speaking on behalf of the Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Advocate Martin Dinha at the handover …

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War vets to be evicted as tantalite discovered Posted on June 15, 2014 by ZimSitRep_T — 6 Comments ↓ via War vets to be evicted as tantalite discovered | The Zimbabwean. 15 June 2014 Over 40 war veterans and their families who were allocated 40 hectare plots in Masvingo North ‘s Yotam farm during the height of the controversial land “reform” programme …

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Zimbabwean farmer in living hell Posted on June 11, 2014 by ZimSitRep_T — 5 Comments ↓ via Farmer in living hell | The Zimbabwean. 11 June 2014 William Jacobus Smit, 79, has farmed his land for 31 years. But he says his life has become a living hell because a senior Zanu (PF) official wants his farm. “My life has ceased to …

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Minister grabs Nkomo’s land Posted on June 10, 2014 by ZimSitRep_C — 14 Comments ↓ via Minister grabs Joshua Nkomo’s land – DailyNews Live. 10 June 2014  By  Gift Phiri HARARE – Controversial Masvingo provincial minister, Kudakwashe Bhasikiti, is at it again — this time allegedly working in cahoots with a private company in expropriating land at the Chingwizi transit camp owned …

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10-year-olds get land | The Herald Posted on June 10, 2014 by ZimSitRep_C — 1 Comment ↓ via Land allocated to 10-year-olds | The Herald.  10  June  2014 by  Tendai Mugabe Government has unearthed irregularities in the allocation of farms during the land reform programme, as it emerged that some children as young as 10 years of age benefited from the programme.It …

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Letter to the Editor of the Patriot from Luke Tembani Posted on June 6, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 3 Comments ↓ via Letter to the Editor of the Patriot from Luke Tembani from ZimbabweSituation Facebook June 6, 2014 Letter to the Editor from Luke Tembani Dear Sir In response to an article in your publication, The Patriot, of 23 – 29 May 2014 with …

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War vets’ leader charged with inciting land occupations June 6, 2014 Crime & Courts George Maponga in MASVINGOWar veterans leader Rueben Chikono has been summoned to appear before a Masvingo magistrates’ court after he allegedly incited landless villagers to occupy 10 farms in the Masvingo East prime farming area. Chikono (55), an executive member of the …

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