Category: Land Issues (archives)

Chisumbanje farmers want their land back from Rautenbach http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tichaona Sibanda6 September 2012 The MDC-T legislator for Chipinge South has said villagers who lost their land through the construction of the Chisumbanje ethanol plant are still waiting for a cabinet resolution of how they will be compensated. Three years ago Macdom Investments took over Chisumbanje Estate …

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Housing schemes affect urban farming http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Rapid urban expansion, demand for housing and growth of the informal market means land used for urban farming will be compromised, according to town planners.05.09.1210:43amby Tonderayi Matonho “More people are buying land in urban and peri-urban communities, the so-called in-fills” said a senior official responsible for planning in the City of Harare, Dombo …

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Youth farming initiative facing closure after war vets’ invasion http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell03 September 2012 The invasion of a farm in Matabeleland South by a group of war vets has resulted in the seizure and possible closure of a farming initiative, which provides free training to local youths. The Ebenezer Agricultural Training Centre forms part of the …

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War veterans grab paddocks in Matabeleland South http://www.thestandard.co.zw September 2, 2012 in LocalBULAWAYO — War veterans have grabbed paddocks from villagers in Natisa area in Kezi, Matabeleland South province, resulting in scores of cattle dying due to lack of pastures. Report by Nqobani NdlovuThe invaded land, which covers 1 500 hectares, is part of Maleme Ranch, owned by …

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Villagers complained over taking of their land http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Villagers in Chipinge South in Manicaland have complained bitterly over the taking over of their land for the Chisumbanje Ethanol plant.01.09.1201:42pm Speaking on condition of anonymity this week, one resident said many of the villagers were displaced to make way for the sugar plantation yet the ARDA field is not …

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ZANU PF union intensifies campaign to seize Chinoyi farms http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell29 August 2012 A ZANU PF aligned trade union group has intensified the party’s campaign to seize two commercial farms in Chinoyi, by threatening protest action. The Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU) is reportedly mobilising farm workers to stage demonstrations against their white employers, …

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Where are we going? What are we doing? What is this going to cost us all?   http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/8040   August 28th, 2012 This morning I woke up after a lousy night’s sleep mostly spent stewing on the implications of Zanu PF’s demands for changes to the negotiated proposed constitution. Last month I thought the constitution …

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Govt demarcating plots at Nuanetsi Ranch http://www.herald.co.zw Tuesday, 28 August 2012 00:00Masvingo BureauGOVERNMENT has started demar­cating plots at Nuanetsi Ranch in Mwenezi for the resettlement of 400 families affected by construction of the Tokwe-Murkosi Dam in Chivi. The sub-division on 7 000 hectares of land would be complete in Novem­ber. The land is part of the 68 000ha …

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Transcript of Douglas Mwonzora on Question Time: PART 1   http://www.swradioafrica.com   Posted by Lance Guma on Monday, August 27, 2012 in COPAC, Featured, Zimbabwe politics | 0 comments     MDC-T spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora answers listeners questions in Question Time Given the heated debate over the draft constitution produced by the three parties in the coalition government, SW Radio Africa invited …

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War Vets Invade Farm Belonging To Tsvangirai’s Senior Official http://www.radiovop.com Rusape, August 24, 2012 – A group of Zanu (PF) activists numbering about 200 on Thursday invaded a farm belonging to Norman Sachikonye, the principal director in the Prime Minister’s Office and an aspiring MDC-T parliamentary candidate for Makoni central. The land invaders who were singing and dancing …

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