Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Editor’s Desk: Immediate gain behind plunder http://www.thestandard.co.zw September 30, 2012 in EditorialDuring last Wednesday’s News Hour, ZBC screened footage of the ruined citrus plantations in Guruve district in Mashonaland Central. From the Editor’s Desk by Nevanji Madanhire In the news clip, provincial Governor and Resident minister Advocate Martin Dinha ordered the Guruve council to surrender all plantations …
Illegal settlers pose environmental threat in Vumba http://nehandaradio.com/ on September 30, 2012 at 4:08 pm19 2 0 21 By Tendai Ruombwa MUTARE — People claiming to be veterans of Zimbabwe’s war of liberation took advantage of the land reform programme launched by the government in 2000 to settle around the Vumba Mountains for farming purposes. They are …
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Farm seizures fuel unemployment http://www.financialgazette.co.zw Friday, 28 September 2012 11:23 Mandla TshumaBULAWAYO – Dutch ambassador to Zimbabwe, Barbara Joziasse, says ongoing farm invasions in the country are fueling unemployment while worsening the plight of ordinary citizens.The country’s unemployment rate, currently estimated at over 80 percent, has been rising since the 2000 land invasions, which saw thousands losing their jobs.Recently, …
Zim farm school future uncertain as teachers face eviction http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell21 September 2012 The future of a primary school on a farm in Chivhu remains uncertain, amid an ongoing attempt by a female prison officer to evict the teachers who live and work on the farm. The three teachers from Makumimavi Primary School have been …
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Shangaan Speakers Invade Sugar Cane Farms In Tribal War http://www.radiovop.com Roy Chikara Masvingo, September 19, 2012 – Over a thousand Shangani speakers, believed to be Zanu (PF) supporters from Chief Tsvovani in Chiredzi, have invaded Sugar Cane producers, Triangle limited plantations.They are accusing the party of sidelining them during the chaotic land grabs that started 12 years ago …
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Corrupt party leaders face probe http://www.herald.co.zw Tuesday, 18 September 2012 00:00 Herald ReporterZanu-PF’S Mashonaland East provincial leadership has resolved to investigate members engaging in corrupt activities. Those found on the wrong side of the law would be brought to book. This follows allegations that some party officials were extorting donations from white commercial farmers in the province saying they …
Mugabe’s nephew in land wrangle http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Richard Chidza, Staff WriterMonday, 17 September 2012 10:37HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s nephew Patrick Zhuwawo is at the centre of a wrangle in which a private property under dispute is being parcelled out to Zanu PF supporters. The land at the centre of the controversy, Whitecliffe Farm, was compulsorily acquired under …
Multiple farm-owners defy Mugabe http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ September 14, 2012 in NewsZANU PF cabinet ministers and other senior government officials, who are multiple farm-owners, continue to defy President Robert Mugabe’s order to surrender surplus landholdings in line with their party policy, as it emerged this week many of them are still clinging onto more than two farms. Report by Elias …
Goche in land scam? http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development, Nicholas Goche has waded into a land ownership scam in which he is being accused of having grabbed a farm from the Bindura Town Council using his political muscle.12.09.1212:06pm by Christopher Mahove Goche, a Zanu (PF) senior member and former State Security Minister, allegedly seized Artherstone …
Scale of graft shocks Mugabe http://www.financialgazette.co.zw Wednesday, 05 September 2012 19:44Clemence Manyukwe, Political Editor PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has been shocked by the extent of asset-grabbing in Masvingo Province by heavyweights in his party following complaints raised by traditional chiefs in southern Zimbabwe who met him recently.The ZANU-PF leader’s meeting with three chiefs from Chiredzi highlights growing divisions in …