Press Statement – 9 June 2010

STATEMENT BY THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION OF ZIMBABWE REGARDING ONGOING DISRUPTION AND EVICTION OF COMMERCIAL FARMERS The Commercial Farmers Union is gravely concerned with the recent continued harassment of productive farmers and the failure of Zimbabwe Republic Police to render appropriate assistance in spite of High Court Orders for farmers to remain in occupationParticular events …

Press Statement 16 April 2010

PRESS STATEMENT  16 April 2010  Commercial Farmers Union – Zimbabwe   Julius Malema’s inflammatory statements have fuelled tensions  ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema’s visit to Zimbabwe and his ill-conceived remarks have fuelled uncertainty and alarm, both within our country and in South Africa, with serious implications for stability, foreign investment and tourism.    They have also …

Press Statement 26 March 2010

                                                                     CFU PRESS STATEMENT The CFU would like to correct a few misconceptions that have arisen after the release of recent statements. 1. At no stage did we apportion the blame on the Tribunal for our case not being on the role of 24th March 2010. 2. We were not putting the Tribunal under pressure to hear …

GAPWUZ Press Statement

                    4th Floor, Sanders Hse, Cnr 1st St/ J.Moyo, HarareTel: +2634734141, 0912 588 684, 0912 263 557gertrudehambira@hotmail.com, giftmutisamas@yahoo.com                                                      GAPWUZ Statement 21 January 2010                                                                                                The General Agriculture and Plantation Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe (GAPWUZ) urgently calls for a stop to the continued farm disturbances, which have resulted in a serious farm labour crisis …

CFU Press Statement 21 January 2010

PRESS STATEMENT                                                                      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  The Commercial Farmers’ Union of Zimbabwe ISSUED BY: CFU President Deon Theron 21 January 2010 Zimbabwe:  New wave of violent farm evictions  The Commercial Farmers’ Union (CFU) deplores the fact that Zimbabwe’s Government of National Unity (GNU) has failed to stop a few extremists from openly threatening, physically attacking and illegally evicting …

CFU Press Statement – 4 Nov 2009

PRESS STATEMENT   The Commercial Farmers’ Union of Zimbabwe   ISSUED BY: President Deon Theron   6 November 2009   The Escalation of Violence on Commercial Farms   The Commercial Farmers Union is deeply concerned about the increased onslaught against its members, employees and livestock, and the catastrophic impact this will have on the ability …

Media Update – CFU Press Release 26.10.09

MEDIA UPDATE                                                                     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   The Commercial Farmers’ Union of Zimbabwe – 26 October 2009   Food crisis set to escalate as farmers forced off land   The dramatic upscaling of violence against the few remaining Zimbabwean commercial farmers and their workers is cause for great concern, both for food security in Zimbabwe and …

Press Statement – CFU 27/10/09

PRESS STATEMENT The Commercial Farmers’ Union of Zimbabwe – 27 October 2009   Productive commercial farmers continue to be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s office.  Currently this figure stands at 152 farmers.  Several other farmers are facing forced evictions, illegal possession of farm equipment and materials in the presence of both beneficiaries and Government authorities.  …