Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zanu PF bigwigs face conservancy eviction http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 30 December 2010 18:16 ZANU PF bigwigs face eviction from conservancies they occupy in Matabeleland North to pave way for mining of coal deposits discovered on their properties. Government sources said Bulawayo provincial governor Cain Mathema would have to move from his Gwayi Ranch while his Matabeleland …
Price of fuel set to rise http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 30 December 2010 18:27 GOVERNMENT, in agreement with petroleum suppliers, is planning to increase the price of fuel to a minimum of US$1,40 a litre with effect from tomorrow after Finance minister Tendai Biti introduced a four-cent fuel levy on importers using road transport. The sharp rise …
Murerwa threatens to repossess farms http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 29/12/2010 00:00:00 by Staff Reporter THE government will repossess farms that continue to lie idle while farmers failing to make improvements on their properties also risk lose their land, a cabinet minister has warned. Agriculture Minister Herbert Murerwa said some beneficiaries of the government’s controversial land reforms were undermining …
Heavy rain, flood warnings http://www.irinnews.org Photo: David Gough/IRIN Flooding of the Zambezi disrupts lives in most of the region HARARE/JOHANNESBURG, 30 December 2010 (IRIN) – The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) staffed jointly by officials from Zambia and Zimbabwe, says one of the two major dams on the river between the two countries will …
Eric Bloch: Discriminatory, unfair land ownership http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 23 December 2010 18:37 YET again the hierarchy of Zanu PF has expounded on that party’s entrenched belief that Zimbabwean land is wholly and exclusively for the country’s indigenous population. That racialistic, discriminatory contention is not limited only to land ownership, but also to land usage. This …
Magistrate’s arrest sparks fury http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 23/12/2010 00:00:00 by Staff Reporter MAGISTRATES accused police of “bully tactics” on Thursday following the arrest of Manicaland’s Provincial Magistrate Billiard Musakwa and a prosecutor on corruption charges. The Magistrates’ Association of Zimbabwe called on Police Commissioner Augustine Chihuri to step in following last weekend’s arrests in Mutare. Musakwa discharged …
Another land invasion case referred to an international court http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell21 December 2010 An international tribunal has been appointed to consider the case of a German farming family in Zimbabwe, whose three farms were illegally invaded by ZANU PF members in June. The von Pezold family, who are the largest German investors in …
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ICSID appoints tribunal to hear land case http://www.zimonline.co.za/ by Own Correspondent Monday 20 December 2010 HARARE – The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has appointed a three-member arbitration tribunal to consider the request by a German family that is contesting the seizure of its farms by the Zimbabwean government. The von Pezold …
Livestock scheme to assist refugees returning from South Africa http://www.reliefweb.int Source: The Zimbabwean Date: 19 Dec 2010 Written by Wallace Mawire Sunday, 19 December 2010 09:07 CHIREDZI – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has handed over a revolving livestock scheme to the community which was set up to benefit Zimbabwean refugees who want to …
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Chinese poachers slaughter rhinos http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Irene MoyoSaturday, 18 December 2010 10:31 HARARE – Chinese poachers have been accused of killing six rhinos at a game sanctuary near Harare as incidents linking the spreading Chinese footprint in Africa to both rhino and elephant killings escalated. The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force said at least six …