Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Mugabe support for sect land invasion http://www.timeslive.co.za/ Feb 5, 2011 11:44 PM | By VLADIMIR MZACA The battle to lure the support of one of the biggest religious movements in Zimbabwe has resulted in President Robert Mugabe giving the Vapostori sect permission to invade a farm owned by a white commercial farmer in Matabeleland South. …
Farmers arrested after ZANU PF led land invasion http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell02 February 2011 Two farmers from Makoni South were finally released from jail on Wednesday, after being arrested while trying to stop the illegal invasion of their farm by ZANU PF members and war vets. Paul Grobler and his father who co-own Geluk farm …
I did not lead the invaders – Chadenga http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Thelma ChikwanhaMonday, 31 January 2011 16:53 HARARE – The Director of National Parks and Wildlife, Vitalis Chadenga has denied any involvement in the recent invasion of Kuimba Shiri birdsanctuary. Last week, Daily News reported that Chadenga was leading war veterans who invaded the tourist resort …
Land reform debate must be based on facts http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Robin palmerWednesday, 19 January 2011 10:50 Ian Scoones made this plea in your paper last week (‘CFU welcomes debate on land reforms’,13 January 2011): ‘We want the debate (on land reform) to move ahead based on evidence, on facts, on details and on information …
Zimbabwe’s stolen farms stolen again http://www.rnw.nl/ Published on : 17 January 2011 – 12:09pm | “We were forced to leave our communal areas where we could sustain ourselves and were dumped on large pieces of land which we cannot afford to utilise. Now the government is threatening to take back the same land,” fumes Kundai, …
Mugabe supporters grab university land http://www.universityworldnews.com Kudzai Mashininga16 January 2011Issue: 0069 Three supporters of President Robert Mugabe have moved to grab huge chunks of land belonging to a state-run university in a matter that has since spilled into the courts. This comes a decade after the African dictator launched a ruinous agrarian reform exercise. The …
CFU welcomes debate on land ‘reforms’ http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by TREVOR GRUNDYWednesday, 12 January 2011 14:50 LONDON – The Director of the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU), Hendrick Olivier, has welcomed the idea of an open debate on the successes and failures associated with the Zanu (PF) land “reforms” that were accompanied by violence and sometimes murder …
New farmers join Kadoma gold rush http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Tony SaxonWednesday, 12 January 2011 08:02 KADOMA – Brandon Dube (not his real name) is a gold dealer. He reckons that he has made more than $100,000 from black market gold dealing over the past five years. Dube is a central link in a syndicate that …
When elephants fight, the grass suffers http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Jane MakoniSunday, 09 January 2011 13:00 MARONDERA – The wrangle between Marondera Municipality, war veteran Million and the Marondera Rural District Council over ownership of Danrose Estate has left more than 1 000 poor people allocated land by Red Cross at the farm unable to grow …
Zim Minister Orders ZanuPF Youth To Invade Sugar Farms http://www.radiovop.com 06/01/2011 12:50:00 Masvingo, January 06, 2011- Zimbabwe’s Youth Indigenisation and Empowerment Minister Saviour Kasukuwere on Wednesday ordered boisterous Zanu (PF) youths to invade sugar conglomerates Triangle and Hippo Valley over a land dispute. “These companies think we are still in Rhodesia. They think we …