WE MIGHT RETURN : EVICTED WHITE FARMERS

www.newsdzezimbabwe.co.uk /2020/03/we-might-return-evicted-white-farmers.html WE MIGHT RETURN : EVICTED WHITE FARMERS Newsdzezimbabwe The Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) which is comprised of the largest group of white farmers evicted from farms under Zimbabwe’s controversial land-reform programme has welcomed the deal offered by government last week to give them land in lieu of compensation. Zimbabwe made what appeared to be …

350 farmers to get back lost land

350 farmers to get back lost land NewsDay 24/3/2020 BY Lorraine Muromo/Precious Chida PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government says it will give back land to 350 indigenous farmers who lost their farms during the land reform programme, as well as all land under Bilateral Investment Protection and Promotion Agreements (Bippa). Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement …

Zimbabwe government’s land for compensation offer is misleading 

Zimbabwe government’s land for compensation offer is misleading  0  March 24, 2020 2:05 AM Widespread reports that former Zimbabwean commercial farmers can now apply to repossess their land under new regulations gazetted by the government, Statutory Instrument (SI) 62 of 2020, published on March 6, 2020 are misleading and provide false hope to dispossessed farmers, many …

Minister Shiri clears air on land reform

Minister Shiri clears air on land reform  0  March 22, 2020 2:05 AM Source: Minister Shiri clears air on land reform | Herald (Top Stories) Minister Shiri Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter LANDS, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri yesterday cleared the air on Government’s recently gazetted Statutory Instrument 62, which was being interpreted as seeking …

Chamisa’s MPs against Mnangagwa seizing idle land from black beneficiaries

Chamisa’s MPs against Mnangagwa seizing idle land from black beneficiaries by newzimbabwe  19/3/2020 OPPOSITION MPs Wednesday slammed the Zanu-PF led government for policy inconsistency following a decision by the Emmerson Mnangagwa led administration to seize idle land from black beneficiaries for redistribution to white Zimbabweans. The move was introduced by government through Statutory Instrument (SI) …

New farm size regulations in Zimbabwe: can they encourage land redistribution?

New farm size regulations in Zimbabwe: can they encourage land redistribution?  0  March 16, 2020 1:33 PM Source: New farm size regulations in Zimbabwe: can they encourage land redistribution? | zimbabweland In mid-February, the Government of Zimbabwe issued a new set of farm size regulations, arguing that this would release new land for land reform. This announcement arrived out …

Zim triggers process to reverse land reform

Zim triggers process to reverse land reform  3  March 14, 2020 2:03 AM Source: Zim triggers process to reverse land reform | Newsday (News) GOVERNMENT has started a process of repossessing land to compensate indigenous and white former commercial farmers affected by the 2000 land reform programme, described by many as chaotic. BY MOSES MATENGA The country …

Zim triggers process to reverse land reform

Zim triggers process to reverse land reform NewsDay 13/3/2020 GOVERNMENT has started a process of repossessing land to compensate indigenous and white former commercial farmers affected by the 2000 land reform programme, described by many as chaotic. BY MOSES MATENGA The country announced the plans to give back land “grabbed” during the fast-tracked land reform …

Govt starts farm downsizing process

Govt starts farm downsizing process Herald 13/3/2020   Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter A verification exercise to identify the number of farms earmarked for downsizing following the completion of the land audit has started in Mashonaland East. The land audit is aimed at identifying land utilisation patterns and optimal farming activities, which will influence appropriate policies …