Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
2010 03 25 – “UK Made No Deal To Fund Zimbabwe Land Reform” http://changezimbabwe.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2781&Itemid=2… Written by Makusha Mugabe Thursday, 25 March 2010 The British Parliament’s Africa All-party Group’s latest report, “Land in Zimbabwe: Past Mistakes, Future Prospects” claims that Britain never made nor betrayed any promises on land reform made at Lancaster House as claimed …
War Vets Force Farmer To Sell Crocodiles For A Song http://news.radiovop.com 24/03/2010 11:49:00 Chiredzi, March 24, 2010 – Machete wielding and boisterous war veterans chanting Zanu PF revolutionary songs on Thursday descended on former Chiredzi white crocodile farmer Digby Nesbitt’s homestead in the sugar growing town and ordered him to sell his over 8 000 …
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Zimbabwe’s elephant challenge http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2010/03/201032472455746657.html By Haru Mutasa Zimbabwe’s elephant population is once again booming thanks to increased local efforts to combat poaching aided by a worldwide ban on ivory trading. In 1987, Zimbabwe launched the Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (Campfire), a community-based sustainable conservation initiative, and designated large areas of the country …
Zimbabweans: Why they Starve http://en.afrik.com/article17214.html Wednesday 24 March 2010 / by Rejoice Ngwenya Robert Mugabe’s brutal thirty year-old reign in Zimbabwe, compounded by a frenzied ten-year mutilation of property rights is once again on the cover page of the country’s annals of food insecurity. The pillaging, plunder of strategic commercial farms and national resources by …
HOLDING HANDS Cathy Buckle Dear Family and Friends, South African President Jacob Zuma inspected a guard of honour at Harare airport at the end of his brief visit to Zimbabwe. The South African President’s departure was shown on ZBC television and was one of the few parts of the visit not shrouded in secrecy. Presidents …
Chief Evicts MDC Supporters from Irrigation Scheme http://news.radiovop.com 23/03/2010 07:12:00 Zaka, March 23, 2010 – Chief Ranganai Nhema is spearheading a move to evict more than 50 people who are all said to be supporters of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T), from Fuve-Panganai irrigation scheme, located about 25 kilometres out …
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Mugabe attacks Zimbabwe’s land reform again http://www.zimdaily.com/beta/news271338.html By TONGAI MUDIWA Published: Tuesday March 23, 2010 ZIMBABWE – HARARE – With signs increasing that the so-called third Chimurenga is unravelling dramatically, President Robert Mugabe last weekend attacked new farmers again for taking land when they knew they could not farm. ZimDaily understand this time Mugabe chose …
Winter wheat faces power, fuel hitches Few farmers will this winter be able to produce wheat due to several challenges affecting the sector. Farmers have cited shortages of fuel and electricity for irrigation as their major challenges, while others say they don’t have working capital. Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers’ Union president Mr Wilson Nyabonda said though …