Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zim Magistrates On Go Slow http://www.radiovop.com 17/02/2011 11:21:00 Bulawayo, February 17, 2011 – Magistrates in the country’s second city, Bulawayo have embarked on a go slow ahead of a full blown strike action set for next Monday in protest over low pay and poor working conditions. Magistrates, who are one of the poorly paid state …
South African farmer threatened biological terror attack on UK http://www.telegraph.co.uk A South African farmer threatened to unleash foot and mouth disease on British livestock in a biological terror attack unless he was paid a ransom of £2.4m ransom, a court heard.Stewart Maclean in Johannesburg 3:14PM GMT 14 Feb 2011 South African Brian Roach, 64, a …
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Criminal Law Bill sails through http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 10 February 2011 20:17 Paidamoyo Muzulu THE Senate has passed the Criminal Law Amendment (Protection of Power, Communication and Water Infrastructure) Bill that will among other things allow police detention of accused persons up to 21 days before they are brought before the courts for a hearing.The act …
Former Mutare City Commissioner Ordered To Return Farm http://www.radiovop.com/ 09/02/2011 16:24:00 Mutare, February 09, 2011 – Former Mutare Chairperson of the Commission running the affairs of the City of Mutare, Fungai Chaeruka, has had his farm which he invaded in 2007 taken by government. Chaeruka in 2007 armed with an offer letter invaded Mapetu Farm …
Tobacco farmer slapped with US$228 000 suit Herald, Thursday, 3 February 2011Court Reporter ZIMBABWE Leaf Tobacco Pvt Ltd has taken a Darwendale tobacco farmerto court in a bid to recover US$228 000 it loaned him under a cropinputs scheme. The company is suing Mr Robert Zhuwao owner of Cockington Estatesfor failing to settle a debt …
The Silence of the Lawyers Jeremy Gauntlett 01 February 2011 http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71619?oid=219487&sn=Detail&pid=71616 Jeremy Gauntlett questions the dangerous complacency of the legal profession Speech by Adv Jeremy Gauntlett, SC, to the Conference of the Society of Law Teachers, Stellenbosch, January 17 2011 Thank you for the honour this invitation constitutes. It stirred many feelings in …
Mawere loses case in Supreme Court http://www.swradioafrica.com By Lance Guma03 February 2011 The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an application by businessman Mutumwa Mawere, challenging the takeover of his business empire in 2004 using the Reconstruction of State-Indebted Insolvent Companies Act. Mawere’s Shabanie Mashaba Mines, amongst a host of other companies, was controversially seized using …
German investor in Zimbabwe vows to press case against land seizure http://www.monstersandcritics.com Jan 21, 2011, 10:05 GMT Harare – A German investor who has taken the Zimbabwe government to the Paris-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) after Harare seized his properties under its reform programme is vowing to stay put until the …
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Zimbabwe in international compensation dispute According to a report in Global Arbitration Review, Zimbabwe is facing its third claim at the Washington-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arising from President Robert Mugabe’s controversial land reform program. Swiss-controlled forestry company Border Timbers and its subsidiaries, which have operated in Zimbabwe since 1945, …
Zimbabwe’s Justice System Again Under Scrutiny http://www.voanews.com/ Peta Thornycroft | Johannesburg 17 January 2011 Zimbabwe Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku last week warned the executive to desist from trying to interfere with the judiciary. Judge Chidyausiku’s remarks, at the opening of the 2011 legal calendar, has caused concern in Zimbabwe’s legal fraternity as many say the …