Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Violations of rule of law continue – BIPPA protected Zim ranch MEDIA UPDATE 16 April 2010 Arthur Ferguson, a horticulturalist on Benfer Citrus Estate, was arrested at his home on Wednesday evening and is being held in a filthy cell at the Beitbridge police station – rural section. The citrus estate is owned by Arthur’s …
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ZanuPF officials fight over shares in mine http://www.thedailynewszw.com/?p=28949 April 17, 2010 By Owen Chikari MASVINGO – As controversy on the new indigenisation laws continues, senior Zanu-PF officials here have wasted no time in demanding shares in Bikita Minerals – the country’s sole producer of lithium.Finance Minister Samuel Mumbengegwi is also fighting for shares in Zanu-PF …
Zesa under fire for estimated bills http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 17 April 2010 16:34 IMAGINE you have not had electricity at your house since February last year but every month you receive bills based on estimated meter readings. Some of the bills could be as high as US$640, yet you do not even earn half that amount.In …
Potential Danish investors hesitant http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 17 April 2010 17:13 THE Industrialisation Fund for Developing Countries (IFU), a Danish development financial institution, is prepared to invest in Zimbabwe’s tourism sector amongst others but is holding out until there is political and economic certainty. IFU’s Kim Gredsted who heads the southern African regional office and senior …
Indigenisation deadline deferred indefinitely http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 17 April 2010 19:25 CABINET on Tuesday postponed indefinitely an April 15 deadline for foreign companies to submit plans to cede 51% of their shareholding to locals pending consultations on 10 key principles that will see an overhaul of the controversial empowerment regulations. Sources revealed last week that despite …
Mugabe offers Jamaican artist farm for ZANU-PF public relations http://www.zimdiaspora.com Monday, 19 April 2010 14:54 Staff Reporter in Harare Jamaican Reggae superstar and new Mugabe praise singer Sizzla Kalonji has been offered a farm in Mashonaland West province in exchange of doing Zanu PF public relations worldwide, Zimdiaspora can reveal. Sources at the ministry of …
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Mudenge Elbowed Out Of Farm http://news.radiovop.com 19/04/2010 15:25:00 Masvingo, April 19, 2010 – Zanu (PF) heavyweight and Higher and Tertiary Education Minister, Stan Mudenge, has succumbed to pressure from boisterous war veterans and abandoned his Chikore farm, south of Masvingo. The liberation fighters had been camping on the farm for some time, demanding that the …
Police refuse to investigate Chiyangwa & Chombo land deals http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Lance Guma 19 April 2010 Police are still refusing to investigate allegations of corruption levelled against local government Minister Ignatius Chombo and businessman Philip Chiyangwa, in a major scandal that saw them illegally acquire council land. A report compiled by a committee of Harare …
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SA government silent on invasion of BIPPA protected Zim ranch http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell19 April 2010 The South African government is yet to make any move to condemn the invasion of a game ranch in Zimbabwe, protected by a bilateral investment protection agreement signed by the two countries last year. A lodge on Denlynian Game …
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Zimbabwe’s new farmers defend their gains http://news.bbc.co.uk/ Tuesday, 13 April 2010 23:59 UK Under President Robert Mugabe’s land reform programme, some 4,000 white farmers have been driven away and their land given to black farmers. The BBC’s Dan Isaacs talks to Zimbabwe’s new farming class. Endy Mhlanga, a war veteran of Zimbabwe’s war of …