Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Government takes Chiyangwa’s land http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Monday, 26 April 2010 11:38 CONTROVERSY mounted over businessman Philip Chiyangwa’s property acquisitions following the publication of a notice that the government intended to compulsorily acquire some of his land in Harare. In a government gazette published in The Herald on Friday, the Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement Herbert …
Illegal settlers threaten Chipinge magistrate http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Monday, 26 April 2010 11:23 A Chipinge magistrate had to flee for dear life recently after a group of illegal settlers led by Zanu PF officials besieged the court building threatening to assault him for ordering their eviction from an estate they invaded eight years ago. Court officials told …
Constitution Watch 4/2010 – 23rd April [Outreach Talking Points -Part I] CONSTITUTION WATCH 4/2010 [23rd April 2010] Constitution Talking Points [Part I]The talking points are the questions or statements to be posed by the Outreach Teams when they consult the people on what they want for the Constitution. They were finalised by a team of …
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Foreigners and local whites out http://www.economist.com A muddle over “indigenisation” looks set to slow down an economic recovery Apr 22nd 2010 | JOHANNESBURG | From The Economist print edition FOR a moment it seemed as though a mortal threat to businesses in Zimbabwe had been lifted. Now the usual lack of clarity has been restored. …
Suspected ZANUPF Militants Invade Game Ranch in Zimbabwe’s Beitbridge District http://www1.voanews.com Ian Ferguson, a white Zimbabwean who owns the Denlynian Game Ranch with his South African children, said the invaders have evicted all of his employees and sealed off the ranch, threatening anyone who refused to comply Gibbs Dube | Washington 21 April 2010 A …
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ZanuPF accused of using army in campaign http://www.thedailynewszw.com/?p=28962 April 19, 2010 By Owen Chikari MASVINGO – Zanu-PF has allegedly engaged the services of soldiers to campaign for the adoption of the controversial Kariba draft constitution ahead of the constitutional reform’s outreach programme scheduled to start early next month. Mwenezi East Zanu-PF legislator, Kudakwashe Bhasikiti The …
Governor to order Chiwewe’s eviction http://www.thedailynewszw.com April 22, 2010 By Owen Chikari MASVINGO – Masvingo governor Titus Maluleke says he will instruct the police to evict his predecessor, Willard Chiwewe accused of seizing a farm from another family. Former Masvingo governor and Resident Minister Chiwewe has refused to vacate Ganyani Farm, a year after he …
Govt revises indigenisation http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 22 April 2010 21:35 GOVERNMENT is working on a raft of amendments to the punitive indigenisation regulations, which were suspended by cabinet last week following a storm of protest from the business and international communities. The latest amendments are designed to remove rough edges to the draconian statutory instrument and …
Energy crisis set to worsen http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 22 April 2010 20:27 ENERGY problems besetting the country are set to worsen for the rest of this month as it emerged yesterday that only one unit at Hwange Thermal Power Station is operational. According to a recent power generation status report, Hwange Power Station is producing a …
‘SA land reform affecting sugar sector investment’ http://www.zimonline.co.za/ by Own Correspondent Tuesday 20 April 2010 JOHANNESBURG – Investment in South Africa’s sugar sector has gone down due to uncertainty over the country’s slow-paced land reform programme that seeks to transfer more than a third of farmland to the country’s black majority by 2014, an industry …