Zimbabwe Government boycotts regional tribunal hearing on farm seizures

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Zimbabwean Government Boycotts Regional Tribunal Hearing on Farm Seizures VOA news Ntungamili Nkomo | Washington 01 June 2010 The tribunal was Tuesday asked to propose a special SADC summit to look at ongoing seizures of white-owned farms in Zimbabwe under the controversial land reform program, which the applicants say are illegal The Zimbabwean government on …

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Ongoing illegal evictions of farmers at Inyathi

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ONGOING ILLEGAL EVICTIONS OF FARMERS AT INYATHI S•A•C•F•A Southern African Commercial Farmers Alliance At 5.15 pm on the 25th May 2010 six truckloads of armed police arrived at Goff and Shirley Carbutt’s Oscardale Farm in the Inyathi district of Matabeleland North. They surrounded the homestead and proceeded to arrest Goff for being in illegal occupation …

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Government abandons Maguta

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Government abandons Maguta The Standard Sunday, 30 May 2010 06:37 BULAWAYO — Government has abandoned Operation Maguta/Inala as it moves ahead to implement short-to-long-term drought mitigation strategies following crop assessments by three ministries revealing that over 205 000 households face starvation this year. President Robert Mugabe in 2005 launched the command agriculture under the military …

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WHO guidelines a threat to golden leaf producers

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WHO guidelines a threat to golden leaf producers The Standard Sunday, 30 May 2010 06:09 ZIMBABWE’S tobacco industry is under threat from new World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations seeking to ban ingredients used in the manufacture of tobacco products. WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control guidelines, if implemented will impact on jobs and livelihoods of …

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New arrests of Nyamandhlovu farmers

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NEW ARRESTS OF NYAMANDHLOVU FARMERS S•A•C•F•A Southern African Commercial Farmers Alliance  On the afternoon of Friday 28 May 2010 police went to James Taylor’s Cedor Park Farm and arrested him. He is allegedly to be charged under the Gazetted Lands (Consequential Provisions) Act for being in occupation of State Land without a Permit, Offer Letter …

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ZAPU wants Mugabe to return properties

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ZAPU wants Mugabe to return properties by Nqobizitha Khumalo Thursday 27 May 2010 BULAWAYO – Zimbabwe’s opposition – the revived ZAPU party – this week said it is mobilising resources to mount a legal challenge that will force the government to return properties President Robert Mugabe’s previous administration seized from the party during the early …

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RBZ owes farmers US$20m – CFU

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RBZ owes farmers US$20m — CFU Thursday, 27 May 2010 20:42 COMMERCIAL farmers evicted during the land reform programme say the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe owes them close to US$20 million taken from their accounts during the foreign currency crunch. Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) president Deon Theron told the Zimbabwe Independent this week that the …

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Zim ratifies trade pact with SA

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Zim ratifies trade pact with SA http://www.newzimbabwe.com 21/05/2010 ZIMBABWE has finally ratified a trade pact agreed with South Africa which is aimed at the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments between the two countries. Ratification of the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA) comes months after the deal was signed by economic planning minister …

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Broke GMB can’t pay farmers

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Broke GMB can’t pay farmers http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 22 May 2010 19:33 THE loss-making Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has no money to pay farmers who delivered their produce during the just-ended season further dampening hopes for a good winter cropping season, a senior official said last week. The parastatal is also working on modalities to cut …

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