Category: Land Issues (archives)

South Africa farm seizures: White farmers warn of threat of land expropriation plans     5-6 minutes WHITE farmers in South Africa warn the country could become the “next Zimbabwe” as land expropriation plans threaten the country. Tommie Estherhuyse is a white South African farmer in the Free State province and brands the expropriation plans as …

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Youths want land   2-2 minutes The Herald Mash West Bureau YOUTHS in Hurungwe district have called on the new Government to prioritise farm downsizing to enable them to benefit and help in the country’s development. The youths said they wanted to help increase production on the farms, saying large swathes of land were being …

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Land commission descends on Manicaland Province    3-4 minutes Source: Land commission descends on Manicaland Province | Daily News HARARE – The Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State land will descend on Manicaland Province tomorrow for a three-week visit during which it will gather evidence and testimonies. The visit, to run from tomorrow to September …

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All farmers can work hand in hand with government for successful land reform: black farmers   The Herald JOHANNESBURG. – If the government works together with all farmers – black and white – it could be the answer to accelerating successful land reform, some black farmers have said. They were speaking to News24 on the …

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Mugabe will only get to keep one farm: Mnangagwa   Former president Robert Mugabe will only be allowed to keep one farm in line with the government’s land policies, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says. In a wide-ranging interview with the Independent Foreign Service, as published by New Zimbabwe.com, Mnangagwa said many families own more than one farm, …

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Land reform irreversible: ED   Source: Land reform irreversible: ED | Daily News HARARE – President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said the country will not return land seized from former white commercial farmers almost two decades ago. “It is now behind us, it is irreversible,” Mnangagwa said in a speech to mark Heroes Day commemorations at the National …

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Zimbabwe elections: What happened to Mugabe’s land reforms? Zimbabweans will vote in the country’s first presidential election since Robert Mugabe stepped down after more than 30 years in office. In Source: Zimbabwe elections: What happened to Mugabe’s land reforms? – NewsDay Zimbabwe July 26, 2018 Zimbabweans will vote in the country’s first presidential election since Robert Mugabe stepped …

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Dreaming Mark 4 – Zimbabwe Situation Source: Dreaming Mark 4 – The Zimbabwean Last week, after dealing with the macro economic framework needed for recovery and then last week, the need to pay attention to essential services was the subject, today I want to go back into the realms of economics and write about property rights. Eddie …

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Bona Mugabe loses farm – NewsDay Zimbabwe ZANU PF Mashonaland East political commissar Herbert Shumbamhini has successfully reclaimed his farm, which was grabbed by former President Robert Mugabe’s daughter, Bona and his in-laws a few years ago. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA Shumbamhini, who became homeless after the invasion of the 350-hectare sub-division of Divonia Farm, has …

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Go into joint ventures, white farmers urged The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter white commercial farmers who do not have land, but are willing to produce, are free to enter into joint ventures with resettled farmers to boost agricultural production and the economy, so the country can regain its status as the breadbasket of …

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