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Don’t sup with whites: Mugabe July 3, 2014 in News Cabinet ministers and traditional leaders who were fronting white ex-commercial farmers could lose their farms as they were undermining the principle of black economic empowerment, President Robert Mugabe warned yesterday. NUNURAI JENA This followed reports that some of the ministers and chiefs were leasing their …
Return to places land claimants urged July 2, 2014 International CAPE TOWN. — The South African government will encourage new land claimants to return to the places from where they were dispossessed instead of opting for pay-outs, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Gugile Nkwinti said yesterday.“The restitution of land rights is about just that . …
President to launch permanent A1 permits July 2, 2014 Headlines, Top Stories President Mugabe Elita Chikwati, Nyemudzai KakoreAt least 221 470 resettled farmers are set to receive permanent A1 permits that will enable them to assume full ownership of land and make long term developments.The document, which will be launched today at Chifundi Farm in Makonde by …
Army General sues Govt July 2, 2014 Headlines, Top Stories Peter Matambanadzo Senior ReporterFive beneficiaries of conservancies in the Save Valley Conservancy in Chiredzi, among them a top army officer and Zanu-PF heavyweights, have taken Government to the High Court demanding to be issued with hunting permits for the 2014 season.The permits enable them to bring professional hunters …
Tobacco farmers pocket $650m July 2, 2014 Headlines, Top Stories Dr Joseph Made George Chisoko Senior Assistant EditorTOBACCO growers this year pocketed US$650 million from the sale of 200 million kg (200,000,000 kg = 440,924,524 lbs) of the crop that has gained popularity countrywide.Unlike in the past when much of the crop was produced by white former commercial …
Lack of integrity, skill haunting ZimAsset’s agriculture ‘cluster’? July 2, 2014 in Columnists, Opinion “The farmer that we now have is not the same as we had before. [When may I ask?] The challenge with the new farmer is that of integrity”, said Cotton Company of Zimbabwe – Cottco – Managing Director Collins Chihuri recently explaining …
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Tobacco growers want say in decision-making processes July 2, 2014 in Business THE International Tobacco Growers Association (ITGA) says the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) should not exclude tobacco growers in key decisions-making processes as the body fights the proposed ban on the growing of the golden leaf. TARISAI MANDIZHABUSINESS …
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AMA to raise $55m for grain Posted on July 1, 2014 by ZimSitRep_W — 4 Comments ↓ via AMA to raise $55m for grain | The Herald 1 July, 2014 THE Agricultural Marketing Authority intends to raise $55 million through the floatation of bills to buy grain produced during the 2013 /14 season, the authority said in a statement.The AMA Bills, which have …
Mugabe withdraws A1 offer letters Posted on July 1, 2014 by ZimSitRep_W — 16 Comments ↓ via Bulawayo24 NEWS | Mugabe withdraws A1 offer letters 1 July 2014 More than 220 000 offer letters issued in the past 15 years to A1 model new farmers are set to be nullified and replaced by new tenure permits to be launched by President Robert Mugabe …
Offer letters withdrawn July 1st, 2014 RICHARD CHIDZA Senior Reporter- Government will accept money from eternal foe and former colonial master, Britain, to undertake a land audit in order to “normalise” the situation on the farms, Land minister Douglas Mombeshora said on Monday. Mombeshora told journalists at a press briefing in Harare, ahead of …