Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Mliswa acquitted http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Tendai Kamhungira, Court WriterSunday, 29 May 2011 15:49 HARARE – Businessman and former fitness trainer turned commercial farmer, Temba Mliswa, has been acquitted of charges of intimidation and contravening the Post and Telecommunications Services Act. Mliswa was yesterday cleared of the charges by regional magistrate Morgan Nemadire, who described complainant Paul Westwood’s allegations of …
Zim crisis faces being left off SADC agenda http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell16 May 2011 The Zimbabwe crisis could once again be bumped off the agenda of upcoming talks by leaders in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), apparently because South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma might not attend. The SADC Summit is set to get underway in Namibia …
Afeared of Its Own Tribunal http://www.ipsnews.net/ By Servaas van den Bosch WINDHOEK, May 16, 2011 (IPS) – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) faces several awkward problems at the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State scheduled for May 20-21. Mediating between parties in Zimbabwe over a workable plan for elections and power-sharing in Madagascar may be the headlines, …
Sadc Tribunal judgments void: Ministers Sunday, 15 May 2011 22:16 Patrick Chinamasa By Sydney Kawadza JUSTICE ministers from Southern Africa have acknowledged that the Sadc Tribunal was improperly constituted and its decisions were null and void. At a summit held in Namibia last August, Heads of State and Government resolved to suspend the tribunal …
Sadc mulling measures to take against Zim http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Friday, 13 May 2011 08:28 By Paidamoyo Muzulu SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma has revealed that Sadc leaders would consider what measures to take against Zimbabwe at its summit in Namibia next week after the government refused to comply with the regional bloc’s Tribunal ruling on land reforms in 2008.Zimbabwe …
Chombo dockets vanish http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Xolisani Ncube, Staff WriterWednesday, 11 May 2011 14:35 HARARE – In a development that has raised eyebrows, dockets implicating wealthy local government minister Ignatius Chombo as well as senior Harare City Council and Zanu PF officials in land scams in the capital city have mysteriously vanished from Harare Central Police Station. Police, who …
Zimbabwe’s top legal mind Advocate Chikumbirike dies http://www.africalegalbrief.com/ Friday, 06 May 2011 07:51 The legal fraternity yesterday described prominent lawyer Mr George Charles Chikumbirike who died on Wednesday as a legal icon who contributed immensely to the development of law in Zimbabwe.He was 56. Mr Chikumbirike, who died at St Annes Hospital after a short illness, was arguably …
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Magistrates in new walk-out http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 26/04/2011 00:00:00 by Lindie Whiz MAGISTRATES staged a new walk-out on Tuesday after turning up at their banks to find promised pay increments had not been effected. Magistrates went on a three-day strike on April 4 to press for improved pay, only ending their industrial action after securing undertakings by the government that …
Diplomatic immunity claim in land-grab case http://www.timeslive.co.za Govt won’t take challenge from three farmers lying downApr 23, 2011 3:06 PM | By VLADIMIR MZACA The Zimbabwean government says it hopes the South African High Court will take into consideration its diplomatic immunity in a case involving the government and three commercial farmers. The farmers, all victims of …
SADC Tribunal review upholds unlawful land grab judgement http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell19 April 2011 A controversial review of the role and functions of the regional human rights Tribunal has defended the court’s findings in the legal battle against land seizures in Zimbabwe. The Tribunal of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) ruled in 2008 that Robert Mugabe’s land …
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