Govt speaks on BIPPA farms

Govt speaks on BIPPA farms | The Herald Posted on November 28, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via Govt speaks on BIPPA farms | The Herald November 28, 2013 by Lloyd Gumbo GOVERNMENT will not acquire more farms that fall under Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA) until it has compensated the ones already taken for resettlement, parliamentarians heard recently. Appearing …

Jail land barons

Jail land barons November 22, 2013 in Columnists, Comment & Analysis, Editorials, Opinion     The story carried in yesterday’s issue of this newspaper about massive land grab executed with flagrant impunity by individual land barons in Chitungwiza, and the conviction yesterday of another land thief from Harare’s Hatcliffe suburb Justice Zvandasara, exposes the extent of national plunder and greed …

350 families homeless

350 families homeless | The Herald Posted on November 19, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via 350 families homeless | The Herald November 19, 2013 by George Maponga At least 354 families were left homeless and are living in the open after they were last week evicted from Ruware Ranch in the Chiredzi River Conservancy which has been their home since early …

A1 farmers ordered to hand back offer letters

A1 farmers ordered to hand back offer letters Posted on November 12, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 2 Comments ↓ via A1 farmers ordered to hand back offer letters | SW Radio Africa by Alex Bell November 12, 2013 Small scale farmers who received property under the ZANU PF-led land grab have been told to hand back their original offer letters, with the government …

Recalling A1 offer letters ill-timed

Recalling A1 offer letters ill-timed | The Herald Posted on November 11, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 4 Comments ↓ via Editorial Comment: Recalling A1 offer letters ill-timed | The Herald November 12, 2013 The recalling of offer letters issued to A1 farmers, while a step in the right direction in auditing land ownership, has come at the wrong time as farmers are seized …

Minister named in land grab

Minister named in land grab FUNGI KWARAMBA  •  12 NOVEMBER 2013 9:23AM  •  0 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services2   HARARE – Fortune Chasi, deputy minister of Justice, allegedly used his political power to block the police and the messenger of court from …

New offer letters for A1 farmers

New offer letters for A1 farmers   November 8, 2013 Shingirai Huni <http://www.chronicle.co.zw/author/shingirai/>  Local News <http://www.chronicle.co.zw/category/s6-demo-section/c38-local-news/>   <http://www.chronicle.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Dr-Douglas-Mombeshora1.jpg> Minister Mombeshora Harare Bureau GOVERNMENT is recalling all offer letters issued to farmers resettled under the A1 scheme, replacing them with a new document that outlines the requirements for one to be considered a bona fide land …

Land wrangle rocks Beatrice

Land wrangle rocks Beatrice TENDAI KAMHUNGIRA  •  10 NOVEMBER 2013 9:21AM  •  3 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services7   HARARE – Beatrice farmers are embroiled in farm disputes, as black on black invasions take centre stage, amid claims of corruption and unfair distribution …

Senator calls for farm occupants’ eviction

Zanu (PF) Senator calls for farm occupants’ eviction Posted on October 31, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 8 Comments ↓ via Zanu (PF) Senator calls for farm occupants’ eviction | The Zimbabwean 30.10.13 by Edgar Gweshe Former farm workers living at farms allocated to new farmers under the Land Reform Programme face an uncertain future following a proposal by Zanu (PF) in Senate that …

‘Govt must carry out land audit’

‘Govt must carry out land audit’ October 28, 2013 in Government, National, News     THE government should carry out a land audit which was abandoned following the end of the unity government in order to save vulnerable groups from imminent hunger, a civil society organisation has said. BY STAFF REPORTER In a statement, Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiCZ) …