Category: The Courts (archives)

Chief Negomo demands US$1,1m from Tavydale Farm owner http://www.herald.co.zw Monday, 14 January 2013 00:00 Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter Mashonaland Central province traditional leader, Chief Negomo (Luscious Chitsinde), is demanding US$1,1 million from a commercial farmer at Tavydale Farm, Mr Pip Mattison, as compensation for 50 A1 farmers whose maize crop he destroyed in a land dispute. In determining …

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African Commission receives historic submission for reinstatement of SADC Tribunal   MEDIA RELEASE   AfriForum   13 January 2013       The unilateral decision by the 14 Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state in May 2011 to close down the respected regional court of the SADC Tribunal will come under the scrutiny …

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Govt owes €16m http://www.financialgazette.co.zw Wednesday, 19 December 2012 19:18ZANU-PF has acknowledged that the takeover of farms covered by the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (BIPPAs) during the chaotic land reform programme over the past decade plunged the country into debt, which it will be forced to pay up despite claims by the party that compensation for farms taken …

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GMB accountant up for fraud http://www.dailynews.co.zw Tuesday, 18 December 2012 10:54HARARE – The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has lost over $40 000 after its acting accounting officer allegedly pocketed money meant for employees. Lovemore Ncube, 29, allegedly converted to his personal use $40 800 which was meant for employees to buy stands. Ncube appeared before magistrate Anita …

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SA farmer waits to be evicted from Zim farm http://www.iol.co.za December 18 2012 at 10:57am Johannesburg – An elderly South African farmer who has farmed in Zimbabwe for nearly 50 years will know on Friday whether he is to be evicted from his land, Beeld reported on Tuesday. Piet Henning, who has owned land in the Chiredzi …

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African Human Rights Court Asked To Rule On Legality Of Sadc Tribunal’s Suspension   Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) and Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC)       Johannesburg, 26 November– In a landmark legal request, the African Court on Human and People’s Rights has been asked to use its advisory powers to determine whether …

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Senior policeman up for stock theft http://www.thestandard.co.zw November 25, 2012 in Local A senior police officer based in Kwekwe is expected to appear in court soon in connection with a stock theft case in which a Midlands farmer lost 17 head of cattle. JENNIFER DUBE The police officer, a senior assistant inspector, is being jointly charged with a …

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AG dismisses ACHPR land judgment http://www.herald.co.zw/ Thursday, 22 November 2012 00:00 Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Attorney-General Johannes Tomana yesterday said a recent judgment by the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights to hear the case of a former commercial farmer seeking to reverse the land reform programme was insignificant. The ruling was made at a session of …

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African Commission to tackle suspension of SADC human rights court http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell21 November 2012 The suspension of the Southern African region’s human rights court is now set to be tackled at one of the highest levels in Africa, after the African Commission on Human and People’s rights agreed to hear a formal complaint about the matter. …

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HR History Made As African Commission Declares Zim Farmers’ Case Admissible   PRESS STATEMENT   AfriForum   20 November 2012   Human rights history made as African Commission declares Zimbabwean farmers’ case admissible   The campaign to restore the rule of law in Zimbabwe and to reinstate the international court of the SADC Tribunal after …

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