African Commission to tackle suspension of SADC human rights court

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African Commission to tackle suspension of SADC human rights court http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell21 November 2012 The suspension of the Southern African region’s human rights court is now set to be tackled at one of the highest levels in Africa, after the African Commission on Human and People’s rights agreed to hear a formal complaint about the matter. …

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Class And Rural Differentiation After Land Reform In Zimbabwe And Two New Land Reform Books

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Class And Rural Differentiation After Land Reform In Zimbabwe And Two New Land Reform Books   http://africanarguments.org     By Ian Scoones November 19, 2012     A new paper in the Journal of Agrarian Change by the team that wrote the Zimbabwe’s Land Reform book examines the processes of rural differentiation that have occurred following land reform in …

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War veterans groups fight over land

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War veterans groups fight over land http://www.dailynews.co.zw Tuesday, 20 November 2012 10:24HARARE – Two war veterans’ groups are fighting over land in the southern parts of Harare currently held by Magamba eChimurenga group. Clifford Hokonya and Charles Mpofu, from Harare province of the war veterans association, are allegedly leading the fight against Magamba eChimurenga. Magamba eChimurenga —headed …

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Agriculture Ministry Not Backing Mugabe Farm Input Scheme

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Agriculture Ministry Not Backing Mugabe Farm Input Scheme http://www.voazimbabwe.com Gibbs Dube19.11.2012 Deputy Agriculture Minister Seiso Moyo says his ministry has nothing to do with President Robert Mugabe’s $20 million farming input scheme as Zimbabwe’s prime minister questions the source of funding for the program. Moyo said the president’s program is independent and is not being run by …

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HR History Made As African Commission Declares Zim Farmers’ Case Admissible

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HR History Made As African Commission Declares Zim Farmers’ Case Admissible   PRESS STATEMENT   AfriForum   20 November 2012   Human rights history made as African Commission declares Zimbabwean farmers’ case admissible   The campaign to restore the rule of law in Zimbabwe and to reinstate the international court of the SADC Tribunal after …

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Zimbabwe may seize Tongaat farmland

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Zimbabwe may seize Tongaat farmland http://www.moneyweb.co.za 19 November 2012 08:18 Cancel its operating license. Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) — Zimbabwe may seize land farmed by Tongaat Hulett Ltd. and cancel its operating license under a law aimed at empowering black Africans, the state-run Sunday Mail reported, citing a letter written by indigenization minister Saviour Kasukuwere. Kasukuwere’s letter to Zimbabwe’s …

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Ncube, agricultural officials to finalise setting up of Comez

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Ncube, agricultural officials to finalise setting up of Comez http://www.thestandard.co.zw November 18, 2012 in Business INDUSTRY and Commerce minister, Welshman Ncube is set to meet officials from the Ministry of Agriculture later this month to finalise the setting up of the Commodity Exchange of Zimbabwe (Comez). KUDZAI CHIMHANGWA Comez is an organised market place where trade, with …

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Why Zimbabwe (and Africa) is so poor

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Why Zimbabwe (and Africa) is so poor http://indepthafrica.com Posted On : November 18th, 2012 | Updated On : November 18th, 2012 Eddie Cross says that without property rights there can be no real progressFundamentals for the Future – Property Rights In 1980 when Zimbabwe became a democratic State after 86 years of government by various white …

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In Zimbabwe, too many elephants — and not enough land

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In Zimbabwe, too many elephants — and not enough land   http://www.ottawacitizen.com         BY JAN RAATH, LTNS NOVEMBER 17, 2012 1:02 PM           A herd of elephants walks past a watering pan supplied with water pumped from boreholes powered by more than 45 diesel-powered generators which run continuously to …

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From Rags to Riches, the Obert Mpofu Story

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From Rags to Riches, the Obert Mpofu Story http://nehandaradio.com on November 16, 2012 at 11:19 pm It is a long road from Jambezi Village in the dry district of Hwange, in Matabeleland, to the opulence and influence that currently surrounds Obert Mpofu. Growing up in rural Jambezi, Mpofu came from a family of limited means. Mines Minister Obert …

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