Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
The story behind the ‘compensation’ deal between Mujuru & evicted white farmer Guy Watson-Smith By ZimSitRep_M | October 11, 2016 1 Comment Source: The story behind the ‘compensation’ deal between Mujuru & evicted white farmer Guy Watson-Smith – violetgonda.com October 10, 2016 When Guy Watson-Smith lost his family farm at the height of Zimbabwe’s controversial and often violent land grab, he …
Land issues a global challenge: Oxfam October 11, 2016 in News Thousands of indigenous and community groups are fighting for their land rights around the world, marking an alarming global land rush that has been going on since 2009, Oxfam has said. By KHANYILE MLOTSHWA According to report titled Custodians of the Land, Defenders of our …
Land barons get 5 years behind bars October 11, 2016 Crime & Courts Innocent Ruwende Municipal Reporter Three members of the Kuwadzana Home Industry Housing Cooperative have been imprisoned five years each for illegally parcelling out 24 hectares of council land.Silas Madombi, Misheck Mukamira and Dumisani Zhou had pleaded not guilty to fraud charges when they appeared …
Lands director swindles $9000 October 11, 2016 Crime & Courts Court Reporter The Ministry of Lands and Rural Resettlement, land information management system deputy director allegedly swindled Impact 360 chief executive, Nicholas Bhero of $9 000 in a botched land deal.Teererai Matimba (50) pleaded not guilty to criminal abuse of duty as a public officer when …
Bring finality to land reform! October 11, 2016 Business Obert Chifamba Senior Reporter Recent reports of fresh land invasions in resettlement areas are stress-provoking. In fact, they scuttle and nullify the efforts Government and all concerned stakeholders are making to support agricultural productivity and eradicate hunger especially coming at time like the month of September when preparations for …
Over 6 000ha under irrigated tobacco: TIMB October 11, 2016 Business At least 6 179 hectares have been put under irrigated tobacco as at the end of last month, statistics that the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has released show.According to its weekly bulletin, the TIMB said about 5 882 hectares were put under tobacco …
Govt moves in to avert fuel crisis October 11, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Mr Mbiriri Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter—Government has moved in to contain a potentially volatile fuel crisis amid reports that oil firms were failing to access adequate export earnings to pay for fuel imports, a senior official has said. Secretary for Energy and Power Development Mr …
Command Agric inputs ready for collection October 11, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter—Inputs for the specialised maize production programme are ready for collection at designated distribution and collection points, Government has said. Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet, and chairman of the Integrated Command Agriculture Taskforce Mr Justin Mupamhanga yesterday …
Zim to import 100 000t of maize from Tanzania October 11, 2016 Business Harare BureauMillers will import 100 000 tonnes of maize from Tanzania following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between their representative body, Grain Millers Association and a grain trading company from that country. GMAZ, represented by its national chairman Tafadzwa Musarara signed …
Ivory smuggler approaches High Court for car release October 11, 2016 Local News Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court ReporterONE of the three men who were arrested after they were found with elephant tusks worth $1 588 at the Plumtree Border Post has approached the High Court seeking the release of his car impounded by the police. Isaiah Honzeri …
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