Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
White farmer refuses to leave gazetted land March 2, 2016 Local News Mashudu Netsianda, Senior ReporterA WHITE commercial farmer is locked in a protracted legal wrangle with a Gwanda couple over the ownership of a farm in Insindi area. Joseph Stewart, a former owner of Subdivision 22 of Insindi, is allegedly refusing to vacate the farm …
Noting of appeal suspends payment of fine: ConCourt February 25, 2016 in Courts, News The Constitutional Court (Concourt) yesterday clarified that the noting of an appeal by fined convicts automatically suspends the payment of such penalties. CHARLES LAITON The court ruled that an individual sentenced to a fine was entitled to pay bail pending appeal in terms of …
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2 soldiers in court over 55kg zebra meat February 8, 2016 in National, News TWO members of the Zimbabwe National Army appeared before Kariba magistrate, Felix Chaoromwe last week facing poaching charges after they were allegedly found in possession of 55kg zebra meat. BY NUNURAI JENA The court heard that Might Nyoni (30) and Stephen Jimu (38) were …
13 000 arrested for stocktheft February 2, 2016 Crime & Courts Freeman Razemba recently in MWENEZIMore than 13 000 people were arrested for stocktheft and other related cases countrywide, while 9 754 cattle were stolen in separate incidents last year in 5 054 stocktheft cases that were recorded by police countrywide. Police Anti-Stock Theft Unit deputy national …
Arlington demolition victims sue council, Govt January 29, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Minister Mombeshora Ivan Zhakata Court ReporterResidents of Arlington Estates near the Harare International Airport whose houses are being demolished for allegedly settling illegally have approached the High Court seeking to stop their eviction. The residents also argued that they settled on the land legally and their …
War vets take police to High Court over cattle clearance certificates January 26, 2016 Local News Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court ReporterA LONG standing dispute between police in Insuza and war veterans over the clearance of cattle has spilled into the High Court. The former freedom fighters, through the Zimbabwe War Veterans Trust (ZWVT) in Matabeleland North and …
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CIO in court over poaching January 19, 2016 Local News George Maponga in MasvingoA senior member of the Central Intelligence Organisation has appeared before a Masvingo magistrate’s court for poaching after he allegedly teamed up with three other men and killed four rhinoceros worth nearly $500,000 at Sango Valley Conservancy in Chiredzi. Munashe Mudenge Murwira (age not …
Farm row spills into Supreme Court January 11, 2016 Crime & Courts Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court ReporterThe row over control and ownership of Faraway Farm in Goromonzi along Harare-Mutare Road has spilled into the Supreme Court, with BAMPH (Pvt) Ltd — a company owned by businessman Mr Afaras Gwaradzimba — contesting a High Court order confirming …
Govt ordered to pay Interfresh $27m compensation January 7, 2016 Crime & Courts Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court ReporterGovernment should pay $27 million to Interfresh Limited as compensation for the firm’s seven farms that were compulsorily acquired under the land reform programme, the Administrative Court has ruled. Administrative Court judge Justice Herbert Mandeya ruled that Interfresh successfully …
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Rhino poacher caged 35 years January 1, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Walter Mswazie Masvingo CorrespondentA POACHER was yesterday sentenced to 35 years in jail for killing two rhinos at Sango Valley Conservancy in Chiredzi. Masvingo provincial magistrate Langton Ndokera slapped Tawengwa Machona, 39, of Chegutu with the lengthy jail term yesterday and suspended 15 years on condition that he …