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Honeymoon over for land barons The Herald 12/10/2018 Walter Mswazie Masvingo Bureau The honeymoon appears to be over for land barons here after the Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State land descended on Masvingo this week for public hearings that are expected to unravel illegal land deals. In a statement that …
Mwenezi District has potential: SA investor Mr Lourensma Botha, his personal assistant Ms Sithembinkosi Ncube, Masvingo Minister of State Cde Ezra Chadzamira, Mwenezi RDC Chief executive Mr Albert Chivanga during tour of Manyuchi Dam The Chronicle 10/10/2018 Walter Mswazie recently in Mwenezi MWENEZI District has potential to attract foreign direct investment through ranching, …
New farmers contributing towards compensating previous owners The Chronicle 9/10/2018 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Correspondent THE Government has said beneficiaries of the land reform programme are contributing towards compensation of white farmers who had developed infrastructure on the farms through land tax payments. At the turn of the millennium, the Government embarked on a …
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Govt must act on diamond, land policies The Herald 5/10/2018 Tichaona Zindoga Political Editor What has happened to Zimbabwe’s diamonds? A few years ago, following the discovery of the precious mineral which triggered a massive fortune hunt in Marange and Chiadzwa, Zimbabwe looked on course for a massive boon. After the mad rush …
Govt offers more farmland to Billy Rautenbach Source: Govt offers more farmland to Billy Rautenbach | Newsday (News) 4/10/2018 Lands and Agriculture minister Perrance Shiri has offered 10 000 hectares of land to Billy Rautenbach to expand his farming activities in Kanyemba, along the Zambezi River. BY Everson Mushava Shiri made the offer at the …
Zim land beneficiaries to compensate white farmers, says govt Crecey Kuyedzwa, Harare 4/10/2018 Beneficiaries of Zimbabwe’s controversial land reform programme will have to pay compensation to the displaced white farmers, a senior government official told parliament on Wednesday. Zimbabwe’s second president after long-time president Robert Mugabe, Emmerson Mnangagwa promised to compensate white farmers who lost …
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‘New human settlement policy on cards’ The Herald /10/2018 Sharon Chigeza Mutare Correspondent APPROXIMATELY 45 000 hectares of arable land have been lost to unplanned housing developments over the past decade, a Government official has said. Speaking during the World Habitat Day commemorations held in Mutare on Monday, Local Government, Public Works and …
No to illegal farm occupations: Shiri The Herald 3/10/2018 Lawrence Chitumba Correspondent GOVERNMENT will not tolerate any more illegal farm occupations and those found on the wrong side of the law will face the full wrath of the law as police are now on standby to deal with all perpetrators, Minister of Lands, …
Land expropriation: Mbeki slams ANC for deviating from non-racialism The Herald 26/9/2018 JOHANNESBURG. – Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has lashed out at the ANC, saying its new policy to expropriate land without compensation is a deviation from non-racialism, which is the party’s founding principle. This is contained in a 30-page leaked …
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Rural women call for more land 2-3 minutes The Herald Midlands Correspondent Rural women have urged the Land Commission to consider allocating them more land since they are the backbone of households and rural development. The Land Commission is conducting an audit to establish land ownership patterns in the country. Speaking at the recent …