Category: Land Issues (archives)

Attorney General protecting Chombo and Kasukuwere from arrest http://www.swradioafrica.com By Lance Guma22 March 2012 Attorney General Johannes Tomana is blocking the arrest of two ZANU PF government ministers, one accused of abusing the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and the other of corruptly acquiring council land, among other things. SW Radio Africa can today reveal that Youth and Empowerment …

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Chiefs lead revolt against governor Tatenda Chitagu, Own Correspondent | 2012-03-21 09:42:00 CHIREDZI — Two traditional chiefs yesterday led about 1 000 villagers in a demonstration against Masvingo governor Titus Maluleke and Chiredzi district administrator Clara Muzenda accusing the pair of excluding them in the allocation of sugarcane plots. Chiefs Tshovani, born Mkachana Mundawu, and …

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No need for land audit: Mutasa http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Gift Phiri, Senior WriterFriday, 09 March 2012 12:48 HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF has said there is no need for the proposed land audit ostensibly because there were no multiple farm owners in Zimbabwe. Minister of State in the President’s office Didymus Mutasa, who is also Zanu PF …

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Repercussions of 99-year leases Sunday, 04 March 2012 00:00 Emilia Zindi Agriculture Editor A senior Government official revealed at a recent parliamentary portfolio committee meeting that all A2 farmers will be required to pay a maximum fee of US$90 000 to get 99-year leases, which would be used as collateral to secure  loans from commercial …

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Third land audit on cards http://www.financialgazette.co.zw Friday, 02 March 2012 11:32 Staff Reporter THE Ministry of Lands and Rural Resettlement is working on a third land audit to cost over US$31 million in compliance with the Global Political Agreement (GPA), which states that there must be a comprehensive, transparent and non-partisan land audit.In the past, the Ministry has …

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Govt orders eviction of new farmers from Burma Valley http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Monday, 27 February 2012 11:16 BURMA VALLEY — Fifty-three illegal settlers, who claim to be A1 farmers, were last week served with eviction notices to vacate the two farms they occupied during the chaotic land invasions. The settlers, who invaded Burma Park and Lot 2 of Burma …

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Farm invaders face arrest http://www.financialgazette.co.zw Friday, 24 February 2012 10:25 Tabitha Mutenga, Staff Reporter THE days are now numbered for hordes of illegal land invaders after the inclusive government uncharacteristically directed the police to bring to justice all those who are disrupting agricultural activities in Masvingo and other parts of the country, The Financial Gazette can exclusively reveal.There …

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Glenara Estates listed for land redistribution http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 23 February 2012 15:45 Chris Muronzi GOVERNMENT has listed Glenara Estates, a productive farm owned by listed agricultural concern CFI, for its land  redistribution programme.The prime 2 200 hectare farm, just 20km on the outskirts of Harare on Mazowe Road is  home to some of CFI’s poultry business and …

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Dozens of People Face Eviction From Zimbabwe Farms http://www.voanews.com February 21, 2012 Sebastian Mhofu | Harare, Zimbabwe Family members of evicted farm workers cook breakfast on the side of the road outside Mvurwi village, about 130 kilometers west of Harare, May 2008. (file photo)Photo: ReutersFamily members of evicted farm workers cook breakfast on the side of the road …

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80 families evicted from Mazowe farm http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 19 February 2012 13:53 BY JENNIFER DUBEA humanitarian crisis is looming after government evicted 80 households from a farm in Mazowe and dumped them by the roadside near Caesar Mine in Mashonaland Central province, where there are no shelter or ablution facilities.The families, who were forcibly moved from Arnold farm …

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