Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Dozens of cattle die of thirst in Masvingo http://www.thestandard.co.zw December 23, 2012 in Local MASVINGO — Hundreds of communal farmers from Masvingo province are losing draught power as dozens of cattle are reportedly dying owing to lack of drinking water as well as pastures. By Tatenda Chitagu The Standard was told that the most affected areas were …
‘Zim headed for food crisis’ government http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ December 21, 2012 in News COMMERCIAL Farmers Union’s president Charles Taffs has castigated government for failing to come up with clear-cut funding for agriculture, saying the nation was headed for another food crisis as the new farming season has begun with nothing to show farmers are ready. Report by Staff Writer …
Transcript of Diaspora Diaries interview with Mashonaland West farmer Piet Zwanikken http://www.swradioafrica.com/ Posted by Alex Bell on Thursday, December 20, 2012 in Diaspora Diaries, Featured | 0 comments18th December 2012 Alex Bell: Hello Zimbabwe and welcome to Diaspora Diaries on SW Radio Africa, Zimbabwe’s independent voice. I’m Alex Bell and welcome to the show tonight. Well we’re doing …
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Govt owes €16m http://www.financialgazette.co.zw Wednesday, 19 December 2012 19:18ZANU-PF has acknowledged that the takeover of farms covered by the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (BIPPAs) during the chaotic land reform programme over the past decade plunged the country into debt, which it will be forced to pay up despite claims by the party that compensation for farms taken …
Zim govt slammed for live elephant exports to China http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell19 December 2012 Zimbabwe’s government is facing serious criticism for allowing the export of live elephants to China, with accusations that entire families of elephant are being ‘destroyed’. According to the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (ZCTF) four juvenile elephants were exported last month, in a journey …
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Dutch Embassy Press Release on the shooting of Pieter Zwanikken Information for the press (on request) 1. Late Monday afternoon (17.12.12) a 50-year-old Dutch man shot was shot in Banket, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe. The man is in the hospital. 2. The man has a farm where he grows tobacco. Three armed men came to the farm to …
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Onslaught against farmers threatens future investment http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell19 December 2012 Future investment in Zimbabwe remains under threat, because of the ongoing campaign to remove all commercial farmers from their land. This week a farmer in Mashonaland West, Piet Zwanikken, was shot in the face as part of efforts to force him to leave his farm. …
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GMB accountant up for fraud http://www.dailynews.co.zw Tuesday, 18 December 2012 10:54HARARE – The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has lost over $40 000 after its acting accounting officer allegedly pocketed money meant for employees. Lovemore Ncube, 29, allegedly converted to his personal use $40 800 which was meant for employees to buy stands. Ncube appeared before magistrate Anita …
$4 billion looted from mining companies through indigenisation http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tererai Karimakwenda18 December 2012 A total of $4 billion has so far been raised by government from shares that big mining firms were forced to give up under the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act. According to the state run Sunday Mail newspaper, Indigenisation and Empowerment Minister Saviour …
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SA farmer waits to be evicted from Zim farm http://www.iol.co.za December 18 2012 at 10:57am Johannesburg – An elderly South African farmer who has farmed in Zimbabwe for nearly 50 years will know on Friday whether he is to be evicted from his land, Beeld reported on Tuesday. Piet Henning, who has owned land in the Chiredzi …