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Re-framing the Wildlife Based Land Reform Programmes in Zimbabwe

by ...Wildlife and Conservancies October 4, 2012No Comments

Re-framing the Wildlife Based Land Reform Programmes in Zimbabwe http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/8110 October 3rd, 2012 By Mandivamba Rukuni, a discussion paper in the Zimbabwe Land Series Introduction In this article I discuss the future options for wildlife conservancies. I will review the policy that is guiding this sector and propose a desirable future and how …

Conservancies: who got what?

by ...Wildlife and Conservancies October 4, 2012No Comments

Conservancies: who got what? http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk The Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Walter Mzembi, is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the shady conservancy allotment exercise that has attracted international condemnation.03.10.1203:19pm by Thabani Dube The Zimbabwean is in possession of a leaked updated document showing the allocation of wildlife properties as at 15 June 2011. It lists Mzembi …

Life without a destination

by ...Human Rights (archives) October 4, 2012No Comments

Life without a destination http://www.irinnews.org Photo: IRIN Many former farm workers have become IDPs GOROMONZI, 3 October 2012 (IRIN) – For more than a decade, farm worker Maria Bhamu, 48, and her 10-year-old grandson have wandered across Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland East Province, enduring a string of evictions in the aftermath of the country’s fast-track land …

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Anger over ‘unjust’ eviction of Chegutu farmer

by ...The Courts (archives) October 4, 2012No Comments

Anger over ‘unjust’ eviction of Chegutu farmer http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell03 October 2012 There is growing anger over the court ordered eviction of a farming family in Chegutu, with criticism being aimed at the courts for the unjust decision that forced the family to leave their home. Dirk and Heidi Visagie are said to be in a …

A white farmer’s crime in Zimbabwe

by ...The Courts (archives) October 3, 2012No Comments

SADC Tribunal Rights Watch 2 October 2012 A white farmer’s crime in Zimbabwe I spent the night in the familiar chaos of a Zimbabwean family in the process of packing up. There were just two nights to go before the September 30 deadline. Everywhere were boxes and piles of things ready …

Zimbabwe Allows Private Millers to Import Maize

by ...Agriculture (archives) October 3, 2012No Comments

Zimbabwe Allows Private Millers to Import Maize http://www.voazimbabwe.com Gibbs Dube01.10.2012 Deputy Agriculture Minister Seiso Moyo says private millers are expected to start importing maize from neighboring nations as grain stocks have seriously diminished in the country with just only 215,000 tonnes left in national silos. Moyo told VOA Studio 7 the merchants will complement efforts being made by the …

Dutch farmers demand US$23m compensation

by ...Land Issues (archives) October 3, 2012No Comments

Dutch farmers demand US$23m compensation http://www.newzimbabwe.com 02/10/2012 00:00:00by Radio Netherlands A GROUP of Dutch farmers who were forced off their land in Zimbabwe has launched a campaign to force the government to pay them compensation. The group lost their land between 2000 and 2002 when Zimbabwe embarked on controversial land reforms. They did not receive any compensation …

Mashonaland farmers face eviction after order

by ...Land Issues (archives) October 3, 2012No Comments

Mashonaland farmers face eviction after ZANU PF order http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell02 October 2012 A group of farmers in the Mashonaland Central province face imminent eviction from their land, after an order from a ZANU PF led committee to vacate their properties this week. The chairperson of the provincial lands committee, ZANU PF’s Martin Dinha, handed down the …

White farmers given ultimatum

by ...Land Issues (archives) October 2, 2012No Comments

White farmers given ultimatum Monday, 01 October 2012 14:41 The Mashonaland Central Provincial Lands Committee has given an ultimatum to some white farmers whose land was gazetted to wind up their operations and pave way for holders of offer letters. Several newly-resettled farmers in the province who had been finding it difficult to occupy land …

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