Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Restore public trust in land allocation Herald 7/2/2020 Land remains an important economic and cultural asset for both rural and urban communities in Zimbabwe. Access to and control over land is, however, mediated by varying factors, including corruption which is now being revealed in shocking proportions following the completion of the Commission of Inquiry …
Govt to repossess underutilised farms Herald 7/2/2020 Minister Shiri Michael Tome and Leroy Mphambela Government will in the near future consider repossessing underutilised farm land and allocate it to other potential beneficiaries, Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri has said. Minister Shiri indicated that Government had operationalised a wide range of …
ZAS calls for land bank establishment Financial Gazette 6/2/2020 THE Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) has urged government to establish a land bank as a way of resuscitating the country’s agriculture sector. Anxious Masuka, the society’s chief executive, said most farmers are failing to ramp up production due to lack of access to cheap financing. “A …
When agriculture sector sneezes …… Financial Gazette 6/2/2020 Mandivamba Rukuni IT IS now self-evident that the 2019-2020 agricultural season is a seriously challenging one. With the .significant rains coming in quite late towards the end of January, at least some livestock will be saved. Farmers have learnt and accepted climate change. A significant number of …
Land Commission director in criminal abuse of office storm By Newsday – February 4, 2020 By Brenna Matendere ZIMBABWE Land Commission (ZLC) Midlands regional director Lincon Kausiyo (45) has been taken to the court to face criminal abuse of office charges after he allegedly grabbed a vast tract of land which was in dispute. Kausiyo appeared before …
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Land reform will transform Sadc — Experts Herald 28/1/2020 Elita Chikwati recently Gaborone, Botswana Land reform and administration in Southern Africa is key to economic transformation and the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals. This came out at a two-day High Level Policy Dialogue on Land Policy Reform and Social Economic Transformation in Southern Africa …
Big wigs face arrest in land barons dragnet Chronicle 23/1/2020 Former First Lady Grace Mugabe Daniel Nemukuyu, Harare Bureau At least 132 people in Harare, including political heavyweights, face arrest for allegedly selling State land, corruptly allocating themselves stands, fraud, abuse of cooperative funds and criminal abuse of office. This follows an audit report …
NRZ land wrangle blocks investors Posted on January 17, 2020 by The Independent in Main News NRZ has been forced to downsize, sending thousands of workers onto the streets due to a generally uncompetitive environment. BRIDGET MANANAVIRE CONTINUED resistance by resettled villagers to vacate a National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) farm in Matabeleland South has frustrated a joint agribusiness partnership …
Why Govt must be firm on land 0 January 5, 2020 4:50 PM Source: Why Govt must be firm on land | The Herald January 3, 2020 Normal to below normal rainfall has been forecast for the 2019-20 farming season, spelling the need for farmers to plant early Beaven Dhliwayo Features Writer A lot of Zimbabwe’s irrigable land is …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Land barons must be made to pay restitution to home-seekers Chronicle 13/12/2019 President Mnangagwa congratulates the Land Commission chairman, Justice Tendai Uchena, while Vice Presidents Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi look on at his Munhumutapa Offices in Harare — Picture: Tawanda Mudimu The Commission of Inquiry into the Sale of State Land …
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