Zuma appoints new diplomat to Harare

Zuma Appoints New Diplomat To Harare http://www.radiovop.com 21/03/2011 11:55:00 Harare, March 21, 2011 – South African President Jacob Zuma has appointed a new ambassador to Zimbabwe, Vusi Mavimbela. Diplomatic sources told VOP on Monday Mavimbela is due to start his mission in Harare on Friday 25 March, 2011. He replaces Mlungisi Makhalima whose tour of duty diplomatic …

From the Presidency to “ice-cream mission” to Zim

Mail & Guardian 25 Feb to Mar 3, page 25 From the Presidency to “ice-cream mission” to Zim Vusi Mavimbela, the former director general in the presidency, will soon be the ambassador to Zimbabwe. He becomes the latest in a crew of political outcasts to be sent on ambassadorial missions abroad. Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya, the fired …

City of Cape Town takes over Zimbabwe Government property

City of Cape Town takes over Zim gvt property http://news.radiovop.com/ 06/10/2010 18:16:00 Cape Town – The city of Cape Town has taken over a property in the city belonging to the Zimbabwean government and drove out hundreds of homeless Zimbabweans who had found sanctuary on it saying it is not fit for human habitation. The …

SA protests disruption of Citizen’s farming operation

SA protests disruption of citizens’ farming operations http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 30 September 2010 18:34 THE South African ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mlungisi Makalima, has written to government seeking its “immediate” intervention to stop the takeover of two farms in Chegutu and Marondera owned by his country’s citizens. The farms, according to Makalima, were protected under a Bilateral …

Victory for Zim farmers in court

    AfriForum Media Statement 11 August 2010   Victory for Zim farmers in court   Zimbabwean farmers supported by AfriForum, have today scored another victory in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, when the court ruled that the government of Zimbabwe is responsible for the wasted costs of an urgent court application erroneously …

Judgment in Zim matter to be delivered tomorrow

Judgement in Zim matter to be delivered tomorrow http://www.newstime.co.za/ Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Judgement will be handed down tomorrow (Wednesday 11 August 2010 at 9:00) in Court 8B of the North Gauteng High Court on whether the Government of Zimbabwe should be penalised with a special order for costs following an earlier abortive urgent application …

Desperate appeal to SA government over land attacks

Desperate appeal to SA government over land attacks http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell04 August 2010 A South African farming family in Zimbabwe has made a desperate appeal to Jacob Zuma’s government to intervene in a worsening invasion of their property. Philip and Ellen Hapelt from Grasslands Farm in Somabhula have been fighting for several months to …

Farmers move to recover legal costs

Farmers move to recover legal costs http://www.iol.co.za     August 03 2010 at 01:16AM Johannesburg – Three farmers whose farms were seized by the Zimbabwean government will apply for a special order to recover legal costs in the Pretoria High Court, their attorney said on Monday. The farmers would launch the application against the Zimbabwean government …

Farmers move to recover legal costs

Farmers move to recover legal costs http://www.iol.co.za     August 03 2010 at 01:16AM Johannesburg – Three farmers whose farms were seized by the Zimbabwean government will apply for a special order to recover legal costs in the Pretoria High Court, their attorney said on Monday. The farmers would launch the application against the Zimbabwean government …