Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Fresh wave of farm invasions http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Written by Zwanai SitholeTuesday, 17 May 2011 15:54 BULAWAYO – The Zanu (PF) politburo’s recent decision to defy Sadc and push for an early poll has ignited a fresh wave of harassment of the few remaining white commercial farmers still on their land. According to the Southern African Commercial Farmers Alliance …
Minister grounds AirZim http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Thelma Chikwanha and Kumbirai MafundaWednesday, 18 May 2011 14:13 HARARE – Crisis-ridden Air Zimbabwe plumbed new depths yesterday when damaging allegations surfaced that a cabinet minister was behind the controversial move by the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) to ground Air Zimbabwe planes. Air Zimbabwe officials, who requested anonymity for security reasons, …
SADC Tribunal future uncertain http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell17 May 2011 The future of the regional human rights court remains uncertain, amid reports that Justice Ministers from across Southern Africa have agreed that the court’s decisions are null and void. A Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is set to get underway in Namibia on Friday, where …
Tough Road Ahead For Zimbabwe’s New Constitution http://www.voanews.com Peta Thornycroft | Harare May 17, 2011 Zimbabwe’s main political parties are at odds again, this time over the process of transferring public opinion into 17 clauses of the proposed new constitution. About a million people attended some 5,000 public meetings last year, and President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party says …
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SADC Set To Discuss Zim Land Reform http://www.radiovop.com 17/05/2011 20:08:00 Harare, May 17, 2011 – Zimbabwe’s controversial land reform programme is set to take centre stage in the upcoming Southern African Development Community (SADC) special summit on Zimbabwe to be held on Friday, a SADC official has told Radio VOP. The summit to take place in Namibia will …
M&G’s battle for secret Zim report reaches ConCourt http://mg.co.za GLENDA DANIELS – May 17 2011 20:18 The Mail & Guardian’s efforts to gain access to a report on Zimbabwe’s 2002 presidential election reached the Constitutional Court on Tuesday. The report was commissioned in 2002 by then-president Thabo Mbeki, who requested that justices Dikgang Moseneke and Sisi Kampepe …
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Foot And Mouth Vaccines Run Out In Mat South http://www.radiovop.com/ 16/05/2011 15:14:00 Gwanda, 16 May 2011 – Thousands of cattle in Matabeleland South province could succumb to the deadly Foot and Mouth disease amid revelations that the region has run out of vaccines to fight the highly contagious disease. A fresh outbreak has been reported in Stanmore, …
‘Overhaul justice delivery system’ http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Thelma Chikwanha, Staff WriterMonday, 16 May 2011 16:19 HARARE – Human rights lawyers have called for an urgent overhaul of the country’s justice delivery system to stop the continuing abuse of the law by the Attorney General’s (AG) office, through the inappropriate invocation of the notorious Section 121 of the Criminal Procedure …
Now Zimbabwe talks of a gold standard while warning of U.S. dollar devaluation http://www.mineweb.com Zimbabwe’s Central Bank governor has gone on record as warning about the fall in value of the U.S. dollar while suggesting that his country should move towards a gold backing for its own currency.Author: Lawrence WilliamsPosted: Monday , 16 May 2011 LONDON – …
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Zim crisis faces being left off SADC agenda http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell16 May 2011 The Zimbabwe crisis could once again be bumped off the agenda of upcoming talks by leaders in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), apparently because South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma might not attend. The SADC Summit is set to get underway in Namibia …