Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Participatory organic farming, training in Chaseyama November 30, 2013 in News I FIRST met Julious Piti and his wife, Taurai Mutembedzi, at their home in Chaseyama in October 2011. To arrive at the Piti family property provides a surprising contrast to the dry and dusty valley that surrounds it. This is a 14-hectare permaculture site …
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CIO boss attempt to evict 51 families goes to Concourt December 2, 2013 in Courts, National, News A MUTARE magistrate has referred the matter in which 51 people are fighting their eviction from Reuben Clare Farm by the provincial Central Intelligence Organisation’s boss Patrick Mukorera to the Constitutional Court. BY OBEY MANAYITI Magistrate Yeukai Chigodora ruled on …
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Govt gazettes Caledonia Farm for acquisition LLOYD MBIBA • 2 DECEMBER 2013 8:58AM • 0 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services2 HARARE – Government has gazetted Caledonia Farm, located just outside Harare, for compulsory acquisition to accommodate the expanding capital city. Caledonia Farm, …
Fresh Farm Disputes Erupt In Midlands Staff Reporter 28 Nov 2013 GWERU — Land ownership disputes have taken centre stage in the Midlands among resettled farmers, fanning fears that planting will be delayed at affected farms.The disputes involve three properties namely Chemagora Farm in Gokwe, Wildbeest Farm on the outskirts of Gweru and in Ward 17 …
Fake seed floods market in Mbare Posted on December 1, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via Fake seed floods market in Mbare December 1, 2013 The Standard AN influx of fake maize seed and fertiliser has hit the market as black market traders seek to cash in during the planting season, The Standard has established. As has become the norm every …
Zesa to increase power charges Posted on November 29, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 8 Comments ↓ via Zesa to increase power charges November 29, 2013 NewsDay ELECTRICITY users should brace for tough times as the national power utility Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) plans to hike tariffs barely three months after it slashed debts for domestic consumers and farmers. The …
MDC, Take a Leaf from former commercial farmers Posted on November 29, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 11 Comments ↓ via MDC, Take a Leaf from former commercial farmers November 29, 2013 by Benjamin Semwayo ZimbabweSituation Facebook On countless occasions the MDC has approached the Zimbabwean courts to have its political grievances heard, but although it has never won a case, it keeps lodging cases …
99-year leases: Banks shift goalposts November 29, 2013 Business Banks want the finalisation of 99-year leases that will ensure that land becomes bankable Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterBANKS have made fresh proposals regarding bankable 99-year leases in a development that could delay the use of the farm tenure contracts as collateral for purposes of obtaining funding …
No power, no investors – Eddie Cross Posted on November 28, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 11 Comments ↓ via No power, no investors says Eddie Cross 28 November 2013 by Charles RukuniInsiderZim A senior Movement for Democratic Change official and Bulawayo legislator Eddie Cross says Zimbabwe cannot expect any substantial new investment until it is able to guarantee power to those investors. …
Govt speaks on BIPPA farms | The Herald Posted on November 28, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via Govt speaks on BIPPA farms | The Herald November 28, 2013 by Lloyd Gumbo GOVERNMENT will not acquire more farms that fall under Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA) until it has compensated the ones already taken for resettlement, parliamentarians heard recently. Appearing …