Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farm and conservancy both under threat by land invaders http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell23 July 2012 Two properties in Zimbabwe are facing a take over threat by land invaders, as concern continues to rise about the future of property rights in the country. Ruware Ranch, in the Chiredzi River Conservancy, was invaded last Friday by a group of people …
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Q. and A. with Lydia Polgreen and Reader Reactions on Land Reform in Zimbabwe http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/23/q-and-a-with-lydia-polgreen-and-reader-reactions-on-land-reform-in-zimbabwe/ July 23, 2012, 1:24 pm By LYDIA POLGREEN Thanks, readers, for lots of great (and sometimes tough) questions. As I expected, this article has prompted a lot of interesting and lively debate. Land ownership is one of the bedrocks of any society, and …
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In Zimbabwe Land Takeover, a Golden Lining http://www.nytimes.com Lynsey Addario for The New York Times Tobacco being sorted for auction on the Mutua Farm in Centenary, central Zimbabwe, in April. More Photos » <nyt_byline>By LYDIA POLGREEN Published: July 20, 2012 <nyt_text><nyt_correction_top> HARARE, Zimbabwe — When Roger Boka started his auction business in the 1990s, …
Why Zimbabwe needs to maintain a multi-form land tenure system http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/7906 July 17th, 2012 By Mandivamba Rukuni, a discussion paper in the Zimbabwe Land Series Introduction An important recommendation of the Commission of Inquiry into Land Tenure Systems in Zimbabwe (1994) that I chaired was that Zimbabwe should maintain a multi-form tenure regime. …
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Invaders a threat to urban development http://www.thestandard.co.zw Sunday, 15 July 2012 11:10 BY TATENDA CHITAGUMASVINGO — The Urban Council Association of Zimbabwe (Ucaz), has warned that the expansion of cities and towns in the country to cater for a growing population, is under threat from invaders who have illegally occupied most of the land allocated to local authorities. …
Government should carry out the land audit – PM Thursday, 12 July 2012 The Prime Minister notes with concern that some Ministers in Government will be embarking on a partisan land audit outside the Government processes. A report in the State media today indicates that the Zanu PF Land reform department led by Local Government Minister Ignatius …
War vets invade black-owned farms http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Suspected war veterans here have invaded commercial farms owned by fellow blacks in a move that flies in the face of Zanu (PF)’s purported empowerment drive.03.07.1206:49pm by Brenna Matendere Munyati Midlands Provincial Chief Lands Officer, Joseph Shoko, confirmed receiving reports of the invasions. “We have ordered everyone who has illegally settled on …
The significance of land compensation for rehabilitation of Zimbabwe’s land sector http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/7773 July 2nd, 2012 by Mandivamba Rukuni, a discussion paper in the Zimbabwe Land Series Introduction The issue of compensation has been controversial and still represents an area of major disagreement between the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) and the dispossessed farmers, mostly …
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Zim banking sector vulnerable: IMF http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Friday, 29 June 2012 08:41 Chris Muronzi ZIMBABWE’S financial sector is still vulnerable and needs continued vigilance, especially given the country’s “destabilising” indigenisation policy and collapse of banks such as Interfin Banking Corporation and the closure of Genesis Investment Bank, a report by the visiting International Monetary Fund team has disclosed.The IMF team …
Zanu PF scrambles to protect grabbed farms http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 28 June 2012 18:38 Nqobile Bhebhe ZANU PF is scrambling for a clause in the draft constitution which will require 80% approval in a referendum to amend the constitution in reference to land issues, a move widely seen as an attempt to protect its senior officials and supporters who …