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Why Zimbabwe (and Africa) is so poor http://indepthafrica.com Posted On : November 18th, 2012 | Updated On : November 18th, 2012 Eddie Cross says that without property rights there can be no real progressFundamentals for the Future – Property Rights In 1980 when Zimbabwe became a democratic State after 86 years of government by various white …
From Rags to Riches, the Obert Mpofu Story http://nehandaradio.com on November 16, 2012 at 11:19 pm It is a long road from Jambezi Village in the dry district of Hwange, in Matabeleland, to the opulence and influence that currently surrounds Obert Mpofu. Growing up in rural Jambezi, Mpofu came from a family of limited means. Mines Minister Obert …
PM threatens another land revolution http://www.herald.co.zw/ Saturday, 17 November 2012 00:19 Takunda Maodza in BUHERAMDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai has threatened another land revolution unless Government revises the current land tenure system that distributed land from a few white farmers to hundreds of thousands of black families.In his remarks during a tour of the drip irrigation …
SADC opposed Zim land grabs-Mbeki http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ November 16, 2012 in News SADC leaders were opposed to the chaotic “revolutionary” land grabs by President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF-sponsored war veterans which displaced thousands of white commercial farmers and workers, preferring an orderly reform process, former South African president Thabo Mbeki has revealed. Report by Brian Chitemba Addressing delegates …
Whitecliffe takeover illegal: Supreme Court http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ Wednesday, 14 November 2012 10:48HARARE – The Supreme Court has ruled that the Whitecliffe Farm take-over by ministry of Lands and Rural Resettlement from property developer Edward Pfugari was illegal and ordered the vacation of occupants within five days. The farm owner, 76-year-old Pfugari was involved in the wrangle after his farm …
Chiefs grab sugarcane farms http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk At least three traditional chiefs have grabbed sugar cane farms here, arguing that as leaders of the Shangaani community they did not benefit from the chaotic land reform programme.07.11.12 by Regerai Tututuku Chiefs believe they have a right to the sugarcane farms.Chiefs Felix Murandu Tshovani, Mavivi Misheck Gudo and Mundau Sengwe forcibly took …
Fundamentals for the Future – Property Rights In 1980 when Zimbabwe became a democratic State after 86 years of government by various white settler dominated governments, the new government took control of an economy that had been created without significant overseas aid, had very little debt, a currency that was worth twice the value …
Counting the cost of Zimbabwean land reform http://www.politicsweb.co.za Tony Hawkins01 November 2012 Tony Hawkins says there are no shortage of apologists determined to gainsay the awful consequences Land reform and Zimbabwe’s lost decade The story of Zimbabwe’s land resettlement began in 2000 when Robert Mugabe released his dogs of war to evict white commercial farmers from their …
Evicting residents without alternative inhumane: Chombo http://www.thestandard.co.zw October 28, 2012 in Local Local Government, Urban and Rural Development minister Ignatius Chombo who is also Zanu PF’s secretary for land, would not discuss the issue of the many illegal settlements across the country and the risk being faced by the settlers. “The issue we should be discussing is the …
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Zimbabwe government land seizures continue http://www.upi.com Published: Oct. 25, 2012 at 3:38 PM HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 25 (UPI) — Suspected Zanu PF activists invaded CAPS Holdings owner Frederick Mutanda’s farm in Mutorashanga, Zimbabwe. CAPS is a debt-ridden Zimbabwean pharmaceutical company. Mutanda on Tuesday accused Zimbabwe Minister of Local Government and National Housing Ignatius Chombo, who is Zanu …