Land barons get 5 years behind bars

Land barons get 5 years behind bars October 11, 2016 Crime & Courts Innocent Ruwende Municipal Reporter Three members of the Kuwadzana Home Industry Housing Cooperative have been imprisoned five years each for illegally parcelling out 24 hectares of council land.Silas Madombi, Misheck Mukamira and Dumisani Zhou had pleaded not guilty to fraud charges when they appeared …

Ivory smuggler approaches High Court for car release

Ivory smuggler approaches High Court for car release October 11, 2016 Local News Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court ReporterONE of the three men who were arrested after they were found with elephant tusks worth $1 588 at the Plumtree Border Post has approached the High Court seeking the release of his car impounded by the police. Isaiah Honzeri …

Mujuru offers compensation to former farm owner

Mujuru offers compensation to former farm owner October 7, 2016 in News FORMER Vice-President Joice Mujuru yesterday met the former owner of her Alamein Farm, also known as Ruzambo Farm, and offered to privately compensate for all infrastructural improvements made at the property. By Everson Mushava Mujuru and the previous farm owner, Guy Watson-Smith, met at a …

High Court orders Mohadi out of farm

High Court orders Mohadi out of farm October 6, 2016 Local News Senator Tambudzani Mohadi Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court ReporterTHE High Court has granted an interim order barring Beitbridge Senator Tambudzani Mohadi and Zanu-PF Matabeleland South provincial chairman Cde Rabelani Choeni from interfering with farming activities at Double O Ranch in Gwanda district. The ruling by Bulawayo …

Farmer in hot soup

Farmer in hot soup October 6, 2016 Local News Cde Zhanda From George Maponga in MasvingoGOVERNMENT has ordered the killing of more than 20 cattle infected with foot and mouth in Masvingo that were clandestinely transported by a livestock farmer from Mwenezi.The cattle were moved from a foot and mouth red zone area. The development comes as …

Zanu PF-connected land barons invade Insiza: Daniel Mpofu

Zanu PF-connected land barons invade Insiza: Daniel Mpofu By ZimSitRep_M | September 15, 2016 2 Comments INSIZA Rural District Council chairperson, Daniel Mpofu has claimed that the area has been invaded by Zanu PF-connected land barons, who were acting with impunity, adding police were also afraid to arrest them. Source: Zanu PF-connected land barons invade Insiza: Daniel Mpofu – NewsDay …

High Court reserve judgment on Matobo villagers, Arda-Trek land dispute

High Court reserve judgment on Matobo villagers, Arda-Trek land dispute By ZimSitRep_M | October 3, 2016 0 Comment BULAWAYO High Court judge, Justice Martin Makonese, last Thursday indeifinitely reserved judgment in a case where 55 Matobo villagers are suing the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) and Trek Petroleum (Private) Limited for invading their ancestral land and annexing …

Ruwa land grab, matter postponed

Ruwa land grab, matter postponed By ZimSitRep_M | October 3, 2016 0 Comment NINE suspected Ruwa land invaders arrested last month for allegedly grabbing land belonging to Ruwa Local Board and allocating it to their Tongogara Housing co-operative members, had their matter postponed to October 13 after their lawyer, Douglas Mwonzora failed to attend the hearing last Friday. …

Church leader in land dispute

Church leader in land dispute August 4, 2016 in National, News APOSTOLIC Church Worldwide Revelation leader Isaac Tititi Moyo is embroiled in a dispute with his neighbour whom he wants evicted from Lot 1 Delvillewood Farm in Sherwood, 20km outside Kwekwe. BY BLESSED MHLANGA Moyo, in a matter filed at the Harare Magistrates’ Court under case 25319/16, accused …