Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
High Court stops Cecil killer’s trial November 26, 2015 Local News Theo Bronkhorst Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court ReporterTHE Bulawayo High Court has ordered the Prosecutor-General’s Office to immediately stop criminal proceedings against hunter Theodore Albert Christian Bronkhorst pending the finalisation of his application for review filed early this month. Bronkhorst is charged with facilitating the killing …
300 cattle succumb to dry spell, weather changes in Mat South MATABELELAND South province has lost close to 300 cattle over the last month due to a long dry spell and sudden weather change, leaving farmers in the area in a quandary. by LUYANDUHLOBO MAKWATI Most of the affected cattle died two weeks ago when …
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Dinha seeks Concourt reprieve November 24, 2015 Crime & Courts Advocate Martin Dinha Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court ReporterThe trial of Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Minister Martin Dinha hit a snag yesterday after the case was deferred to tomorrow for the High Court to hear a defence application for referral to the Constitutional Court. Dinha is facing charges …
Zim Court Fines South African Trio Over Sable Antelope 10 Nov 2015 Sables are a rare and expensive bred of antelope found in Zimbabwe. THREE South Africans were found guilty on Monday in a court in Beitbridge of attempting to illegally export sable antelope from the country. Edwin Hewitt, Hendricks Blignaut, and John Pretorius, all …
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COURT ORDERS MUJURU TO PAY $1,5M November 7, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court ReporterFORMER Vice President Dr Joice Mujuru’s world is crumbling around her after the High Court ruled that the estate of her late husband, General Solomon Mujuru, should pay $1,4 million to the former owners of Ruzambo Farm in Beatrice. Hanagwe Investments, the …
Centenary farmer dragged to court October 31, 2015 in Courts, National, News Government has been sucked into the row over a 100-hectare tobacco farm in Centenary where British doctor, Sylvester Nyatsuro, is allegedly fighting to forcibly eject its white owner, Philip Rankin. BY RICHARD CHIDZA Rankin yesterday said government has since reopened a 2007 case in which he …
Dinha seeks de-classification of State secrets October 31, 2015 Crime & Courts Cde Dinha Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court ReporterMashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Minister Martin Dinha yesterday requested the de-classification of certain State secrets which he wants to use in sorting out his defence in his trial on extortion charges at the High Court. He appeared before Justice …
SA citizens further remanded for smuggling Zim sables THREE South Africans accused of attempting to smuggle 29 sables out of Zimbabwe have been further remanded in custody to November 5.The three — Edwin Hewitt, Hendricks Johannes Blignaut and John Herbert Pretorius — were remanded by Beitbridge provincial magistrate Willard Mafios Moyo on Wednesday after their …
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Dinha corruption case deferred October 20, 2015 Crime & Courts Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court ReporterHIGH Court judge Justice Happias Zhou has postponed to Friday the trial in which Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Martin Tafara Dinha is being accused of extorting $60 000 from a white commercial farmer as protection fee against eviction. …
Zhanda sued for fraudulent acquisition of land October 17, 2015 Crime & Courts Paddy Zhanda Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court ReporterResidents at Caledonia Farm have sued Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Paddington Zhanda at the High Court, accusing him of fraudulently taking over the disputed land in a bid to dupe the Government and …