Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Obtain offer letters, white farmers told Herald 16/8/2019 Minister Shiri Wimbainashe Zhakata Mutare Correspondent GOVERNMENT has challenged white farmers who got land to get offer letters and have access to 99-year leases. This was said by Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri while addressing dairy farmers in Nyanga recently. He …
Noose tightens on land barons 0 August 12, 2019 6:10 AM Source: Noose tightens on land barons | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Lincoln Towindo Senior Reporter The commission of inquiry into the sale of State land will this week submit its findings from six of the country’s ten provinces to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, while alleged cases …
Has Zim’s land question been solved? Financial Gazette 8/8/2019 Tabitha Mutenga The overarching objective of the three phases of the land and agrarian reforms in Zimbabwe since 1980 was to improve the welfare of ordinary Zimbabweans and resolve the century-long land dispute that culminated in the first and second Chimurenga war. The land question in …
Chombo named in Banket land scam BY JAMES MUONWA NewsDay 5/8/2019 FORMER Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo allegedly parcelled out undesignated housing stands in Banket’s Kuwadzana Phase 2 and converted the money to personal use, NewsDay has learnt. The ex-Zanu official is said to have abused the portfolio which he held for 15 years, to …
Review land policies to boost food security: UN By Newsday – August 2, 2019 BY FARAI MATIASHE United Nations (UN) resident co-ordinator Bishow Parajuli has called on the government to review its land policies to allow farmers to develop their allocated land including installation of irrigation systems as a long-term measure to improve food security in the …
Title deeds will spare you a lot of grief. Financial Gazette 31/7/2019 VERY few people seem to appreciate the need to obtain title deeds for their properties once agreements of sale have been concluded. Acquisition of registered title to land or immovable property is a corollary of every agreement, but ignorance, and a critical …
Rural District Councils seek control of land levy collections Chronicle 30/7/2019 Deputy Minister, Douglas Karoro Leonard Ncube in Victoria Falls THE Association of Rural District Councils (ARDCs) has appealed to Government seeking control of land levy collections so as to boost their revenues. At the moment land levies are administered by the Ministry of …
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The drive towards EWC may be faltering 0 July 29, 2019 2:00 AM Just 18 months ago, the drive towards land expropriation without compensation (EWC) seemed unstoppable. Now, less so. Source: The drive towards EWC may be faltering – The Zimbabwean President Cyril Ramaphosa (GCIS) (Siyabulela Duda) At the December 2017 African National Congress (ANC) leadership conference, Cyril …
Chief wants illegal settlers evicted Herald 26/7/2019 Michael Magoronga Midlands Correspondent Zhombe Chief, Weight Gwesela, has called on settlers who illegally occupied land along the Mbembeswane River to relocate in a move meant to ensure their safety and curb environmental degradation. Chief Gwesela told delegates at a water awareness campaign in Zhombe recently that …
Govt moves to resolve land disputes Herald 24/7/2019 Minister Shiri George Maponga Masvingo Bureau Government has deployed verification teams to resolve land disputes as part of a renewed thrust to ensure the nation focuses on optimising agricultural production in line with President Mnangagwa’s vision to make Zimbabwe self-sufficient in food. This comes amid reports …