Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Load shedding still with us, says Zesa http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 18 September 2011 09:51 BY CAIPHAS CHIMHETEZIMBABWE will only have surplus electricity supply in three years’ time after the construction of four more units at the country’s two major power stations, a senior official with the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) said last week. Zesa corporate relations manager Fullard …
New Zanu PF land-grab exposed http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 18 September 2011 10:04 BY NQABA MATSHAZIA host of Zanu PF officials have been named as having positioned themselves to grab land under the Save Valley Conservancy in Masvingo, contrary to the provisions of the land reform and the Indigenisation Act. The officials were reportedly led by Masvingo governor, Titus …
Zanu PF youths take over buildings http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Godfrey MtimbaSaturday, 17 September 2011 16:35 MASVINGO – Rowdy Zanu PF youths on Thursday violently took over three buildings owned by white businesspeople in Chiredzi accusing them of refusing to comply with the Indigenisation and Empowerment Act. The unruly youths said they were moving into the white-owned buildings in support …
AG Tomana Steps Up Legal Challenge to Western Sanctions http://www.voanews.com 15 September 2011 Zimbabwean Attorney General Johannes Tomana said sanctions violate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights provision holding that no one should be arbitrarily deprived of his or her property Ntungamili Nkomo | Washington Zimbabwe Attorney General Johannes Tomana is ramping up his bid to legally challenge …
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Retired commercial farmer killed in Banket http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell15 September 2011 A former commercial farmer from Raffingora, Mashonaland West, was shot and killed in Banket on Tuesday, while trying to rescue a neighbour who had been abducted by armed men. Keith Nicholson, who left Raffingora to farm in the DRC and Zambia, had returned to Zimbabwe to …
Three rhino poachers killed in Zimbabwe http://www.monstersandcritics.com Sep 15, 2011, 12:31 GMT Harare – Game rangers in Zimbabwe killed three rhino poachers in an exchange of fire in the country’s south-east, official media reported Thursday. The three were part of a group of poachers who resisted arrest after being confronted by rangers in the Chipangayi Safari Area …
Zim can fight farmers ruling http://www.citizen.co.za Although a costs order of less than R200 000 was at stake, Judge Claassen said the case was important as it involved various issues in international relations. 15 September 2011 | ILSE DE LANGE The Zimbabwe government was yesterday given leave to appeal against a North Gauteng High Court ruling in favour …
Former Raffingora farmer, Keith Nicolson, killed MAZVIKADEI – BANKET – 14 SEPTEMBER 2011 Keith Nicolson, who farmed previously in Raffingora and then in the DRC and Zambia before returning recently to Zimbabwe to retire, was shot and killed in the Banket district while trying to rescue a neighbour who had been abducted by four heavily armed men on …
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Old Mutual offered to buy grabbed farms: WikiLeaks http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Taurai Mangudhla, Business WriterWednesday, 14 September 2011 11:32 HARARE – Global insurance firm Old Mutual (OM) proposed to arrange a credit facility for government to purchase up to 400 Zimbabwean commercial farms that were unlawfully grabbed by Zanu PF in 2000, WikiLeaks has revealed. According to latest …
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ARDA workers still unpaid http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Agricultural Rural Development Authority workers at Roy Bennett’s former Charles Wood farm here have not been paid their wages for over five months.14.09.1108:08amby Zwanai Sithole Harare Workers told The Zimbabwean that they last received salaries in March this year. As a means of survival, the workers have now resorted to stealing Bennett’s property …