Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
ZCTF Report – Apr 2011 ZIMBABWE CONSERVATION TASK FORCE 13th April 2011 MATENDERE RHINO Last week, scouts reported a severely wounded black rhino wandering around Save Conservancy. Rangers were despatched to locate the rhino and were met with a horrifying and gruesome sight. The rhino had been shot several times by poachers and the …
Zim case against farmers being heard in Northern Gauteng High Court tomorrow http://www.newstime.co.za/ Wednesday, April 13, 2011 A comprehensive court application to suppress the judgement for the early registration and enforcement of the South African Development Community (SADC)’s tribunal in favour of Mike Campbell and 78 others will be heard in the Northern Gauteng High Court tomorrow. The …
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To view the House of Justice DVD click on the below link. This film is about a Zimbabwean farmer’s court case in the Southern African Development Community Tribunal held in Windhoek, Namibia. The case was taken to the Regional Court in his efforts to seek justice for the loss of his agricultural investment in Zimbabwe, …
Green Fuel to revolutinise local market http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ Taking shape … The ethanol plant at Chisumbanje11/04/2011 00:00:00 by Gilbert Nyambabvu GREEN FUEL, a $600 million agro-industrial and renewable energy complex under development at Chisumbanje in Manicaland is, this June, expected to produce its first litre of ethanol in a development that could potentially revolutionise the local fuel market by …
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Goldman Prize: Zimbabwe’s rhino rescuer honoured http://news.bbc.co.uk Monday, 11 April 2011 02:11 UK By Victoria Gill Science and nature reporter, BBC News Raoul du Toit is director of the Lowveld Rhino Trust in Zimbabwe Raoul du Toit, a Zimbabwe-based conservationist who has taken a very direct approach to saving Africa’s Critically Endangered black rhino, has …
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Zim’s wildlife players siphon millions Saturday, 22 January 2011 22:29 By Tafadzwa Chiremba MAJOR players in Zimbabwe’s wildlife industry, with a million hectares of conservancy estates distributed among only a handful of them, are reportedly prejudicing the country out of millions of United States dollars by under-declaring their hunting proceeds while siphoning huge sums into …
Zanu PF tried to bribe me: Mtetwa http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 10 April 2011 15:32 BY PATIENCE NYANGOVE AWARD-winning human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa says Zanu PF officials tried to bribe her so that she would stop representing President Robert Mu-gabe’s opponents.Mtetwa, who was last week announced the winner of the United States’ Case Western Reserve University’s 2011 Inamori Ethics …
Farmers shake off ‘dependency syndrome’ http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 10 April 2011 15:55 BY JENNIFER DUBE A group of communal farmers from Nyanzira village in Murewa believe they have graduated into commercial farming despite occupying very small plots.One of the villagers, Beatrice Mapuranga (53) considers herself a businesswoman even though all she has is a five-hectare plot and a …
Hunger stalks Matabeleland villagers http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 10 April 2011 16:01 BY NDUDUZO TSHUMA BULAWAYO — Matabeleland is set to face food shortages as crops in the region have largely wilted due to moisture stress, it has been learnt. Most parts of the country, including Matabeleland region, experienced a prolonged dry spell at the beginning of the year …