Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s eviction promise: cold comfort farm http://blogs.ft.com/ Jan 4, 2013 9:29am by Tony Hawkins This week’s announcement that Zimbabwe will no longer evict owners from properties covered by international investment protection agreements has been derided as “locking the stable door after the horse has bolted” by John Worsley-Worswick, who heads Justice for Agriculture (JAG), an activist group. He has …
Ministers Clash Over Breach of Bilateral Agreements http://www.voazimbabwe.com Blessing Zulu03.01.2013 WASHINGTON — The already rickety Zimbabwe government of national unity is facing yet another divisive issue – how to react as international courts rule that the government must pay millions of dollars to white farmers whose lands are protected by Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (BIPPAs). Cabinet sources …
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Govt criticised for ‘empty’ pledge to stop farm seizures http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell03 January 2013 The government is facing criticism for making ‘empty’ promises to stop the illegal seizure of internationally protected farms, while still refusing to pay compensation for the properties it has already taken. Lands Minister Herbert Murerwa said this week that the government had resolved …
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Farmers fight on in Zimbabwe land-grab case http://www.bdlive.co.za BY FRANNY RABKIN, 03 JANUARY 2013, 07:11 THE suspension of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Tribunal and the drastic curtailment of its jurisdiction were a “clear violation” of the right of access to the courts, Zimbabwean farmers Luke Tembani and Ben Freeth have said in legal argument. Their legal …
Zimbabwe stops farm acquisitions http://www.dw.de The laws that allow the Zimbabwean government to acquire and redistribute farm land have been put on hold, Zimbabwe’s Lands Land Reforms Ministry announces. Zimbabwe’s Lands Land Reforms and Resettlement Minister Herbert Murerwa announced that the laws that allow the government to acquire farm lands for re-distribution purposes …
Hands off BIPA Farms Tuesday, 01 January 2013 00:00 View Comments Minister Murerwa Zvamaida Murwira Senior ReporterGOVERNMENT has stopped the acquisition of farms covered under Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement as the State strives to manage its liability. The State has also revoked offer letters for 55 A1 farmers allocated pieces of land at …
Chombo takes high-priced farm allocated War Veterans http://www.thezimbabwemail.com Staff Reporter 20 hours 22 minutes ago HARARE – Local Government, Rural and Urban Development Minister Ignatius Chombo has directed three farmers who were given offer letters at Crowhill Farm to vacate the area to pave way for what he called urban development and approach the Ministry of Lands and …
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Government halts seizures of land under treaties http://www.newzimbabwe.com 31/12/2012 00:00:00by Staff Reporter IN a major policy shift on the land question, government announced on Tuesday it was halting seizures of all white-owned farms covered under bilateral treaties. The state was forced to review its course after being hit with a 25 million euros bill by a group of …
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70ha maize destroyed in land dispute http://www.herald.co.zw Saturday, 29 December 2012 00:00 Zvamaida Murwira Senior ReporterOVER 70 hectares of maize belonging to about 55 A1 farmers were last week destroyed by a white commercial farmer in Mazowe in a land dispute. Mr Peep Mattison of Tavydale Farm, about 18 kilometres north of Nyabira, destroyed the crops and …
Police burn war veterans’ homes http://www.dailynews.co.zw Saturday, 15 December 2012 12:45MASVINGO – Heavily-armed police in Masvingo torched over 30 homesteads belonging to war veterans who invaded black-owned farms on Thursday. The war veterans said they invaded the farms because the new owners were leasing land to white farmers who were chucked out during the chaotic 2000 land grabs. …