Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Land reform chaos continues in Zimbabwe http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tererai Karimakwenda23 August 2012 The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) have reported that a group of about 200 ZANU PF activists invaded a farm on Wednesday which belongs to the principal director in the Prime Minister’s Office, Norman Sachikonye. ZPP officials who witnessed the incident said the invaders were singing and …
Chombo is stealing our land: resettled farmers http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Resettled Model A2 farmers have accused Minister of Local Government, Rural and Urban Development, Ignatius Chombo, of abusing his political muscle to wrest land from them.22.08.1211:05am by Thabani Dube Lot J of Borrowdale Estate-Crowhill Farm, a 657.7 hectare plot was taken from its legal owners in 2003 and subdivided between …
Mugabe’s Chief Seizes Farm, Evicts 31 New Farmers http://www.radiovop.com/ By Professor Matodzi Harare, August 21, 2012 – A traditional leader in President Robert Mugabe’s home province has seized a farm which was under occupation by 31 “new farmers” since 2001. Stanley Mhondoro, the reigning Chief Zvimba, has taken over Lion Kopje farm in Mashonaland West Province after officials …
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Fences and the Future When I was a student at Gwebi Agricultural College in the early 60’s we often visited farms to see firsthand what they were doing to improve production or manage harsh resources. We soon learned that you could tell what sort of farmer we were going to meet by two yardsticks – what was the condition …
Corporate Collaboration Lets Mugabe Continue Abuses http://www.counterpunch.org/ August 15, 2012 The Coming Corpse of Zimbabweby PATRICK BOND Zimbabwe’s political-economic crisis continues because dislodging decades of malgovernance has not been achieved by either a Government of National Unity that began in early 2009, civil society activism, or international pressure, including this week’s Maputo summit of the main body charged …
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Harare gets more land http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ The government has handed over seven farms with a total area of 5 673 hectares to the City of Harare, increasing the capital’s size to 1 457 square kilometers, The Zimbabwean has learnt.07.08.1201:44pmby Thabani Dube The decision by the government is in response to the sharp rise in Harare’s population. Old figures indicate …
More displacements at Tokwe-Mukorsi http://www.thestandard.co.zw Sunday, 05 August 2012 13:21 By TATENDA CHITAGUMASVINGO — More villagers are expected to be displaced from their homes to pave way for the construction of the Tokwe-Mukorsi dam, which is slowly taking shape, a report by the Ministry of Water Resources Development and Management has revealed. Initial estimates indicated that 3 000 …
Land acquisition to continue: Mugabe http://www.newzimbabwe.com 03/08/2012 00:00:00by Staff Reporter SANCTIONS slapped on Zimbabwe by the West were aimed at stopping the country’s land reforms President Robert Mugabe has said, insisting the measures had failed and should be lifted. Mugabe is on a three-day visit to Zambia where he will also officially open the country’s annual agricultural and …
Failed scheme leaves 50 families landless http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk An ambitious irrigation scheme, championed by Vice President Joyce Mujuru in 2006, has collapsed, leaving scores of families who were forced off their farmland stranded.01.08.1201:30pmby Tawanda Majoni The Dotito Irrigation Scheme in Mount Darwin West, Mujuru’s constituency, was the brainchild of journalist-turned-businessman, Edwin Moyo. Fifty families accuse him of misleading them into …
Buhera South not suitable for habitation — DA http://www.thestandard.co.zw Sunday, 29 July 2012 12:11 BY SOFIA MAPURANGARELOCATION to agriculturally productive areas is the only long-term solution for some communities in Buhera South district that experience perennial food shortages, a government official said last week. Speaking on the sidelines of a training workshop organised by the World Food Programme …