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French justice minister wants land for slaves' descendants

2013 May 16 | 1899 Views

France's justice minister has said she supports land reform in the country's overseas territories to help the descendants of slaves, two days after President Hollande declared reparations for slavery impossible.Justice Minister Christiane Taubira has called on the French government to consider ways ...

by Staff Reporter

MDC-T wants its party supporters to benefit from land reform

2013 May 14 | 1707 Views

A senior MDC-T official wants his party's supporters to benefit from the land reform programme saying they now realise its irreversibility.Sen Femai complained to Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement Minister Herbert Murerwa during a question and answer session in the House last week that some people...

by Staff reporter

EU calls for 'security reforms'

2013 May 06 | 2209 Views

The European Union (EU) is calling for Zimbabwe to implement security sector reform in a move Zanu-PF has described as direct interference in Zimbabwe's internal politics.EU ambassador to Zimbabwe Ambassador Aldo Dell'Ariccia told The Herald last Friday that the 27-member bloc was concerned with som...

by Tendai Mugabe

'Mugabe is blocking reforms,' says Tsvangirai

2013 April 26 | 3387 Views

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Thursday accused President Robert Mugabe's party of obstructing reforms needed to guarantee the credibility of upcoming polls."The major stumbling block to the implementation of already agreed reforms remains a palpable deficit of political will to imple...

by AFP

Zanu-PF's rejection of security sector reforms is the reason we have violence

2013 March 05 | 3629 Views

One of the most worrying disturbances that are engulfing the Kenyan elections taking place this week is the inability of the state to protect its citizens as they cast their constitutionally protected right to vote. Recent media reports in that country indicate that many citizens fear that there wil...

by Mathula Lusinga

'Zimbabwe land reform a fit for South Africa'

2013 March 04 | 3328 Views

The former deputy president of the ANC Youth League, Andile Lungisa, believes President Robert Mugabe's land reform policy in Zimbabwe should serve as a blueprint for South Africa.Lungisa was among those who attended Mugabe's $600000 birthday bash in the small mining town of Bindura.Lungisa is the ...

by timeslive - Vladimir Mzaca

MDC-T says no media reforms, no elections

2013 February 19 | 2512 Views

MDC-T says it has set conditions for participating in elections slated for this year.The party, led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, said media reforms were part of the conditions without which the party would boycott elections.Speaking at an audit exercise of party structures in Masvingo Urban...

by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe land reform has dramatically improved lives

2013 February 05 | 2780 Views

More than 10 years after the chaotic and often violent farm invasions that accompanied Zimbabwe's fast-track land reform programme, a new book argues that the redistribution programme has dramatically improved the lives of thousands of smallholder farmers and their families.Starting in 2000, the gov...

by IRIN

Shortage of funds will delay finalisation of constitution reform process

2013 February 05 | 2147 Views

Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa says shortage of funds will delay the finalisation of constitutional reform process and elections, New Ziana reported.Chinamasa said today only about US$2 million out of US$80 million the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) needs to prepare for the constitutional...

by Staff reporter

'Land reform irreversible,' says MDC-T minister

2013 January 31 | 3414 Views

Any shift in policy by an MDC government after the next elections will have to be a carefully thought out to prevent the country from descending into anarchy, State Enterprises and Parastatals minister Gorden Moyo has said.Responding to questions from participants at the United States Embassy’s Fo...

by Staff reporters

China shuts down liberal website after calling for reforms

2013 January 04 | 2851 Views

Beijing - A liberal Chinese journal had its website shut down on Friday, after urging the government to pursue political reforms.The website of Annals of the Yellow Emperor, a prominent Beijing-based publication, was closed days after it published an article arguing that China's constitution lays ou...

by Staff Reporter