Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
War veterans share ‘stolen’ cattle http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 01 October 2011 19:01 BY NQOBANI NDLOVU AND KHANYILE MLOTSHWABULAWAYO — Zanu PF structures in Nyamandlovu last week allegedly shared cattle stolen from white commercial farmers in Nyamandlovu, Matabeleland North province amid reports that some of them got as much as 10 head of cattle each. Sources in the province said …
Invaders threaten to drive out elephants from conservancy http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 01 October 2011 19:21 BY NQABA MATSHAZIA herd of 70 elephants at the Chiredzi Conservancy is under threat after poachers, war veterans and politicians invaded the area and are threatening to drive out wildlife.Already two elephants, including one lactating, have been killed, while some calves have reportedly gone …
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Mohadi, new farmers in land battle http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 01 October 2011 19:22 BY NQABA MATSHAZIRESETTLED farmers in Beitbridge have accused Home Affairs co-minister, Kembo Mohadi of trying to muscle them out of land, which he allegedly intends to parcel out to his son and nephew, in an acrimonious row that threatens to turn nasty.The resettled farmers, some of …
Rhino dehorning conflict rages http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk The government’s planned rhino dehorning exercise has been castigated by some stakeholders as having negative repercussions for the animals.01.10.1102:36pmby Michelle Chifamba “Dehorning the rhino is similar to removing a bulldog’s teeth or the balls of the bull,” said one environmentalist at the recent Rhino Celebrations day. “Considering that the horns are the pride …
Conservancy ‘decimated’ by land invaders http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell30 September 2011 Land invasions at the Chiredzi River Conservancy are escalating out of control, with warnings that the area faces catastrophe if nothing is done to stop the destruction. The Conservancy forms part of the Trans Frontier Conservation Area which is the world’s largest inter-regional conservation park, encompassing land …
Stand-off Continues Between Masvingo Farm Invaders and Zimbabwe Police http://www.voanews.com 28 September 2011 A shortage of sugar looms because some invaded farms are sugar-cane plantations in the national sugar-producing region of Chiredzi Chris Gande Some 5,000 families in Zimbabwe’s southeast province of Masvingo have invaded farms and wildlife conservancies, among them thousands of members of an apostolic sect, …
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Zimbabwe energy and power conference gets under way http://www.businesslive.co.za/ 28 September, 2011 13:42Patrick Musira Zimbabwe’s first international energy and power conference opened in the capital on Tuesday with the government inviting foreign investors to explore the enormous opportunities that could be mutually beneficial to both investors and the country. Zimbabwe’s power demand outstrips supply, with the country’s total …
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Mugabe vetoes Blackberry service http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk President Robert Mugabe, fearing agitated citizens calling for regime change, is refusing to licence the BlackBerry service in Zimbabwe.28.09.1109:29amby Staff Reporter Zimbabwean citizens are tech-savvy and emboldened, a fact that has raised fears okaying the Blackberry service could result Egypt and Tunisia-style uprisings. The Canadian mobile phones have flooded the country, but it …
ZANU PF delays deployment of SADC team to join JOMIC http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tichaona Sibanda28 September 2011 A senior member of the MDC-T on Wednesday blamed ZANU PF for holding up the deployment of a regional team that will bolster the operations of the Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee (JOMIC). The MDC-T deputy spokesperson and MP for Bulawayo …
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Finance Minister: Zimbabwe Owes Debt to White Farmers http://www.voanews.com September 28, 2011 Peta Thornycroft | Johannesburg Tendai Biti, Zimbabwe’s finance minister, says white farmers who were evicted from their homes and farms by President Robert Mugabe’s supporters must be paid compensation, but says the government can’t finance that debt. Biti told a meeting of his supporters in …
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