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Mutirikwi illegal settlers face eviction 22/1/2019 The Herald George Maponga Masvingo Bureau Thousands of illegal settlers are facing eviction from Mutirikwi Dam’s catchment area as Government moves to end unlawful occupation of State land across Masvingo Province. Besides Mutirikwi, plans are also already in motion to evict illegal settlers around major reservoirs across the …
Villagers challenge farm evictions About 1 000 Masvingo villagers who were recently evicted by government from land they had occupied since 2000 have vowed to contest the move. Source: Villagers challenge farm evictions – NewsDay Zimbabwe January 14, 2019 By Tatenda Chitagu This comes as their lawyers said government did not follow the law in ejecting the …
Govt evicts 1 000 resettled villagers – NewsDay Zimbabwe 10/1/2019 About 1 000 families from Sikato resettlement in Masvingo West constituency are facing an uncertain future after being served with seven-day eviction notices to vacate the land which they occupied at the height of the land reform programme in 2000. By Tatenda Chitagu The …
Land audit to cover 60 000 farms 5/1/2018 Source: Land audit to cover 60 000 farms | Herald (Top Stories) Auxilia Katongomara Bulawayo BureauTHE Zimbabwe Land Commission aims to audit at least 60 000 farms this year, as it strives to bring fairness, transparency and accountability in the administration and management of agricultural land in …
NRZ farm invaders resist eviction order Independent 14/12/2018 OVER 150 illegal settlers backed by some top Zanu PF Matabeleland South politicians are resisting eviction from a National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)-owned farm along the Bulawayo-Plumtree highway that they invaded at the height of the fast-track land reform programme in 2000. NQOBANI NDLOVU The settlers’ …
‘Make 99-year leases bankable’ The Herald 13/12/2018 Wimbainashe Zhakata Mutare Correspondent FARMERS in Manicaland Province are eagerly waiting for Government to regularise the 99-year leases for them to start accessing loans from banks. Manicaland provincial agronomist Mr Thomas Sakuhuni said most farmers in Manicaland were failing to get funding for production because they …
What SA can learn from Zim about land reform 4/12/2018 Source: What SA can learn from Zim about land reform | Fin24 A key land reform lesson South Africa can take from Zimbabwe is that the country experienced record-low investment in agriculture due to land rights issues. The issue of land reform was discussed at the …
Zimbabwe to cut farm sizes eDuzeNet Bulawayo24 9/11/2018 THE government has started a land audit to cut farm sizes, flush out multiple farm owners and correct some of the mistakes from its chaotic land reform programme. The effort is an attempt by the government to redress the damage caused by its land seizures that started …
Banana farmers fight eviction by ZimParks – NewsDay Zimbabwe 7/11/2018 BANANA farmers and villagers in Chimanimani district in Manicaland have filed an urgent High Court application to block their eviction by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) without a court order. BY KENNETH NYANGANI During the past weeks, several villagers have been …
Mohadi ally invades conservancy – NewsDay Zimbabwe 7/11/2018 SOUTH Africa-based business mogul and farmer Erasmus Nare — a known Vice-President Kembo Mohadi ally — has reportedly invaded Denylynian Animal Conservancy downstream of the Zhovhe Dam in Beitbridge. BY REX MPHISA Nare’s first attempt to invade the conservancy, alongside 13 others a few years ago, …