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Zanu PF Land wars intensify in Masvingo By Godfrey Mtimba Tuesday, 17 January 2012 15:05 MASVINGO – Land wars between Zanu PF officials have turned nasty in Masvingo province, where an influential member Ardmore Hwarare claims to have received death threats from fellow senior members. Hwarare, a former Zanu PF Masvingo provincial political commissar …
War ‘Vet’ Invades Allied Timbers http://www.radiovop.com/ Chimanimani, January 16 2012- A war veteran has invaded Allied Timber plantations in Chimanimani, claiming that he was allocated the land by President Mugabe for his role in blowing up Rhodesian petrol tanks in Harare during the liberation war. The war veteran, Simpson Manjonjori has occupied spring field farm in Chizengo area and …
Zapu revives bid to recover seized properties http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 14 January 2012 18:28 BY SILAS NKALAZAPU is compiling information about its properties seized by government during political disturbances in Matabeleland and Midlands regions with a view of instituting legal action to recover them.The party’s secretary for legal affairs, Stephen Nkiwane, last week said they have made significant progress …
DA Turns Classrooms into Cattle Pens http://www.radiovop.com/ MASVINGO, January 14, 2012 – In a shocking act of children rights abuse, Masvingo Acting District Administrator (DA) James Murapa who doubles as staunch Zanu-PF supporter has turned Beza Primary School classrooms into pens for his cattle. Primary school children are now being forced to share classrooms with cattle and goats. Beza …
Land reform: going beyond the policy impasse http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ For most commentators, Mugabe’s fast track land reform programme was an unmitigated disaster. Thousands lost their jobs and homes, food production nose-dived, laws on property rights no longer seemed to apply and the economy spiralled out of control. 11.01.1208:10amby Special Correspondent However, recent studies have shown a different, more complex …
War vet and white farmer behind Chiredzi ranch invasions http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tererai Karimakwenda11 January, 2012 A white farmer named Ken Drummond is reported to have teamed up with war vet Francis Zimuto, who calls himself Black Jesus, and the unlikely duo are alleged to be intimidating the remaining white farmers in the Chiredzi and Hippo Valley area, taking …
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Border Timbers invaded by ZANU-PF “settlers” http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tererai Karimakwenda10 January, 2012 Zimbabwe’s leading timber producer, Border Timbers, is reportedly struggling to cope with ongoing invasions by groups of “settlers” who are not only destroying the soil but are ignoring bilateral investment protection agreements, intended to protect the German owners. The police have made no arrests and management …
Kaunda warns Zuma on ‘serious’ land question http://www.timeslive.co.za ZINE GEORGE and MAYIBONGWE MAQHINA | 09 January, 2012 08:15 Former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda warned South Africa against repeating the same mistakes that other African countries, such as Zimbabwe, had made in trying to resolve the land issue. “To you Comrade [Jacob] Zuma, you have more serious problems …
War vets take over fishing lodge in Hippo Valley http://www.swradioafrica.com Posted by Tererai Karimakwenda on Monday, January 9, 2012 Mteri Lodge By Tererai Karimakwenda09 January, 2012 Two lodges that cater to fisherman, and a small game reserve on the Hippo Valley Estates, were illegally taken by war vets in late December. Gerry Whitehead, one …
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Border Timbers Face Closure http://www.radiovop.com Charity Mukwambo, Mutare- January 01, 2012-One of Zimbabwe’s leading timber producing companies, Border Timbers is facing closure after scores of villagers settled themselves in the company’s timber plantations. The company’s vast timber plantations at Charter estate in Chimanimani have been virtually turned into small pockets of maize and rapoko fields. “About 2,500 hectares …