Zim farmers succeed at SADC Tribunal – for the third time

AfriForum  Media Statement  16 July 2010   Zim farmers succeed at SADC Tribunal – for the third time   Zimbabwean farmers affected by the country’s land reform policies have succeeded for the third time with an application to the SADC Tribunal in Windhoek, Namibia.   In the latest ruling by the tribunal delivered today, the …

Land title sparks uproar in Parliament

Land titling sparks uproar in Parliament MUNYARADZI MUGOWO – Jul 16 2010 10:10 Finance minister, Tendai Biti, on Wednesday struggled to convince Parliament that new farmers who got land offers from government during Zimbabwe’s fast-track land reform urgently needed title deeds to access agricultural funding. The remark – made as he presented his mid-term fiscal …

City of Harare boundaries extended

City of Harare boundaries extended Herald, Tuesday, July 13, 2010 By Michael Chideme THE City of Harare’s boundaries have been extended following the incorporation of 28 farms previously under Mazowe and Goromonzi rural district councils. The 28 farms, with close to 21 000 hectares of land, will be developed mainly for residential purposes. The incorporation …

SADC Tribunal – Louis Fick vs Zimbabwe Government

IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY   (SADC) TRIBUNAL, WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA  CASE NO. SADC (T) 01/2010  IN THE MATTER BETWEEN   LOUIS KAREL FICK                                                    1ST APPLICANT   WILLIAM MICHAEL CAMPBELL                              2ND APPLICANT   RICHARD THOMAS ETHEREDGE                           3RD APPLICANT   COMMERCIAL FARMERS’ UNION OF ZIMBABWE                                                            4TH APPLICANT   SOUTHERN AFRICAN COMMERCIAL FARMERS’ALLIANCE – ZIMBABWE                       5TH APPLICANT AND  …

Fugitive farmers end flight from cops

Fugitive farmers end flight from cops FORTUNE MOYO – Jul 16 2010 10:00 0 comments | Post your comment Three Nyamandlovu farmers, Gary Godfrey, Nigel Fawcett and Russell McCormick — accused of occupying state land illegally- yesterday turned themselves in to police and were immediately detained after spending more than seven weeks in hiding. Godfrey …

New ‘cyber war’ against CFU

The following email was received in mysterious circumstances – a day before this website actually went down. Furthermore we have not done any press interviews on the subject. Our sincere thanks to the computer specialists who repaired the damage to this very important communication tool so quickly. Subject: New ‘cyber war’ against CFU HARARE – A …