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Historical lessons on land reforms By Newsday – December 12, 2019 guest column:Ben Cousins WHAT can South Africa learn about land reforms from wider global and historical experiences in the 20th century? Most land reforms have involved transferring rights of ownership from wealthy landlords to poor, small-scale farmers working the land under various kinds of tenancy arrangements. …
Specialised courts to deal with land disputes Herald 12/12/2019 Justice Uchena Cletus Mushanawani Senior Writer Special land courts can be set up quickly once the decision is taken, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) said yesterday. The commission said it had staff suitable for the courts, while the resources needed were available. JSC secretary Mr …
‘Zanu PF barons stole US$3bn State land’ 3 December 11, 2019 11:16 AM Source: ‘Zanu PF barons stole US$3bn State land’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe December 11, 2019 THE commission of inquiry into the sale of State land in and around urban areas has unearthed massive fraud and theft of State land valued at US$3 billion by top politicians and …
Namibia vows to change ‘status-quo’ of white-farm ownership 08 December 2019 – 11:25BY AFP White Namibians, who are descended from former colonisers Germany and South Africa and make up six percent of the population, own 70 percent of the land. Image: 123RF/zych Vibrant rows of neatly lined plants grow on a patch once trampled by the cattle …
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White farmers quietly returning to seized land in Zimbabwe as Mugabe’s shadow wanes The Telegraph by Peta Thornycroft 7 December 2019 This feature is available for registered users. Please register or log in to continue RegisterLog in Dean Farm, 100km southeast of Harare, was one of many torched in 2000 as Mugabe …
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Women’s land rights vital for Africa’s agriculture Herald 3/12/2019 Josefa Sacko Correspondent The African Union (AU) Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges, the AU Declaration of committing 2010-2020 as the African Women’s Decade and the AU 30 percent target for documented land rights in women’s names by 2025, are important messages from leaders on …
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LETTER TO THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD: MS HILAL ELVER – click here The Humanitarian disaster in Zimbabwe 0 December 2, 2019 8:43 AM TO THE UNITED NATIONS Source: The Humanitarian disaster in Zimbabwe – The Zimbabwean Your recent statement on conditions in Zimbabwe made heartbreaking reading…………many reasons were given, but the elephant …
White farmers’ resistance to land reform shocks Gwaradzimba Herald 30/11/2019 Dr Gwaradzimba Takunda Maodza TWO new farmers shot at Ariston Holdings’ Roscommon Estate in Chimanimani on Monday, one of them fatally, had offer letters from Government authorising them to settle on the land. Manicaland Minister of State for Provincial Affairs Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba said …
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National Land Policy formulation launched Herald 2/12/2019 Takunda Maodza Manicaland Bureau Chief Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri last week officially launched the formulation process of a comprehensive National Land Policy in Mutare where stakeholders gave their input on issues they want addressed. The launch covered Manicaland and Masvingo provinces. It …
Foreign investors may challenge expropriation of their land, MPs hear 22:06 27/11/2019 Lameez Omarjee Foreign investors may challenge expropriation of their land, if the investment was made under a bilateral investment treaty with South Africa, members of Parliament heard. The ad hoc committee on legislation amending Section 25 of the Constitution was on Wednesday briefed by …
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