Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Villagers opposed to construction of dam http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 31 December 2011 15:51 BY TATENDA CHITAGUTAKUNDA Moyo (46) gazes in the sky, continuously puffing out clouds of smoke from a homemade cigarette, while giving his back to the mud huts perched precariously at the confluence of Tugwi and Mukosi rivers. This is where the massive water reservoir, Tokwe-Mukosi dam, …
Zimbabweans evicted from diamond mines await compensation http://news.yahoo.com/ AFPBy Reagan Mashavave | AFP – 13 hrs ago They used to live on the world’s richest diamond fields, but now thousands of Zimbabweans await compensation after they had to make way for state-linked mining companies this year. Many of the subsistence farmers and artisanal miners who used to …
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More farm seizures ahead http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk At least 200 farms will be seized from white farmers and handed over to Zanu (PF) supporters, according to a report tabled at the party conference last week.14.12.1108:35amby Staff Reporter About 4000 white-owned farms have already been occupied – some violently – by supporters of President Robert Mugabe in the controversial land reform programme. …
Plans to remove remaining white Zim farmers http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/ Eyewitness News | 9 Hour(s) Ago President Robert Mugabe’s party said it plans to remove all remaining white farmers from the land. The proposed take-over of another 198 white-owned farms is contained in a report made public at the ZANU-PF annual party conference that ends on Saturday. The report said …
Land reform in need of review— Ray http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 24 November 2011 17:59 Gamma Mudarikiri UNITED States ambassador to Zimbabwe Charles Ray on Wednesday said there was need to review the country’s land reform programme embarked on in 2000 because the majority of the population remained landless and destitute. Ray was speaking in Bindura where he commissioned the …
Yet another disastrous programme http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/7140 November 21st, 2011 I never thought that after the lessons from the ad-hoc land reform programme Zimbabwe would pursue another disastrous programme, this time dubbed black empowerment. With the ruin wrought by President Robert Mugabe’s ill advised land reform programme that destroyed the once vibrant agriculture sector, turning overnight the country from breadbasket to …
Police evict land invaders http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Police here have begun forcibly to evict dozens of self-styled war veterans occupying a white-owned farm, with one defiant group detained this week.11.11.1105:25pmby Chief Reporter Officers set on fire the makeshift dwellings at Chikore Farm south of the Masvingo city, after ordering the more than 70 occupiers to remove their belongings and evacuate. …
Governor in land controversy http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Bridget Mananavire, Staff WriterFriday, 11 November 2011 15:07 HARARE – Chinhoyi town council has attacked Mashonaland West governor and resident minister Faber Chidarikire for taking over council land, suspecting the land could be used as militia bases ahead of elections. This comes as black-on-black land ownership fights escalate after virtually all white …
Senior Zanu PF Jomic official grabs farm http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 November 2011 18:51 Paidamoyo Muzulu ZANU PF’s Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee representative Kizito Kuchekwa is reportedly behind the invasion of Birthday Farm in Mazowe owned by German nationals and supposedly protected under a bilateral agreement with the European country. Kuchekwa allegedly instigated about 200 Zanu PF youths …
Senior Zanu PF Jomic official grabs farm http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 November 2011 18:51 Paidamoyo Muzulu ZANU PF’s Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee representative Kizito Kuchekwa is reportedly behind the invasion of Birthday Farm in Mazowe owned by German nationals and supposedly protected under a bilateral agreement with the European country. Kuchekwa allegedly instigated about 200 Zanu PF youths …