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White farmer to stand trial over 65 missing cattle

The High Court in Bulawayo has dismissed an application by a man accused of stealing trust cattle to avoid trial, ruling that the State presented enough evidence to place him on his defence.Justice Kabasa threw out the application by Patri…

Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 21:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

Prominent white farmer accused of killing boy with combine harvester

A white commercial farmer in Mashonaland West, Daniel Brink Bosman, has become the focus of intense controversy and calls for justice following chilling allegations that he deliberately ran down and fatally injured a 12-year-old boy with a…

Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:38hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter

White farmer slams Zimbabwe's new title deeds as 'worthless'

Ben Freeth, the former Chegutu commercial farmer turned global land rights activist, has sharply criticized the Zimbabwean government's newly-issued title deeds for farms acquired during the country's chaotic land reform program, calling t…

Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 07:59hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter

'CIO operative' dupes farmer of US$30,000

A man accused of impersonating a State security agent, Shepherd Mangoma, appeared before Harare Magistrate Ruth Moyo on Friday facing charges of impersonation, fraud, and theft of trust property. Mangoma allegedly defrauded a local farmer,…

Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:55hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter

As patient as a farmer, help us to help the nation.

Even the famed bass fish, the sought-after red bream, and other aqua-marine life are in great danger of extinction as the white elephant Lilstock Dam has now been over-fished to supplement incomes. Energetic youths who had hoped to make pr…

Published: 18 Dec 2024 at 22:20hrs | 458 | by Cde Mutandawachingama

Zimbabwean woman killed, remains fed to pigs by a white farmer

A Zimbabwean woman and her friend were allegedly killed and their remains fed to pigs by a farmer in Limpopo province, South Africa, last week.The Zimbabwean woman, identified as 35-year-old Locadia Ndlovhu, and her South African friend, M…

Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 08:08hrs | 4867 | by Staff reporter

World's most expensive cow sets new Guinness World Record

The owners erected two billboards showcasing the cow along the highway traversing the state, which attracted curious locals and busloads of veterinary students eager to view this 'super cow'.The price realised for the world's most expensiv…

Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 06:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa a good farmer but then...

While Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Precabe Farm in Sherwood, near Kwekwe, is doing well and is often used to showcase isolated success stories of the state-sponsored chaotic land reform programme, it is also true that powerful…

Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 16:29hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Why a farmer is riding from Zimbabwe to Windhoek on a horse

When Ben Freeth headed west on horseback from the derelict Mount Carmel farm near Chegutu in Zimbabwe on 28 November, he had to lay low. For about 800km, Freeth avoided roads and stuck to the bush, following game paths where he could, whil…

Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 20:05hrs | 16 | by GroundUp

Zimbabwean farmer buys R1,8m ankole from Ramaphosa

Zimbabwean cattle breeder Collen Tafireyi stole the show at President Cyril Ramaphosa's Ntaba Nyoni cattle auction at his Phala Phala farm near Bela-Bela in Limpopo at the weekend, buying one of the South African head of state's famed Anko…

Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 08:44hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter

Farmer loses 50 head of cattle to thieves

AN organised cattle rustling syndicate has reportedly descended on Umguza District on the outskirts of Bulawayo where one farmer has been left counting losses after the thieves raided his farm and stole 50 head of cattle on different occas…

Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Robbers kill black farmer, rape two relatives

POLICE in Kwekwe, the Midlands province, have launched a manhunt for a gang of armed robbers which broke into a farmhouse and killed an 85-year-old farmer before raping his two relatives.Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Ma…

Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 10:01hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Prominent farmer dies in traffic accident

A PROMINENT Insiza and former national Seedco Farmer of the Year Mr Jonathan Silumbula Nsingo on Saturday tragically died in a road traffic accident just after Chalets leisure centre along the Bulawayo-Harare road.He was 79.Mr Nsingo was o…

Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 17:33hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

University of Exeter graduate receives Â£270k for Zimbabwe farming project

A UNIVERSITY of Exeter graduate has secured more than Â£270,000 of funding for a regenerative agriculture project in Africa.Hugo Winkfield, who graduated in biological sciences from the university in July 2023, took up a work placement opp…

Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 04:51hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

White farmer takes Zimbabwe land seizure fight to Supreme Court

A Gweru farmer, whose farm was seized by the government, has lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court after the High Court dropped her challenge while claiming the case was too political to be handled by courts of law.High Court judge, Muna…

Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 19:54hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean farmer abducted by terrorists in Nigeria

A Zimbabwean farmer Charles Choko has been reportedly abducted in a farm located at Anchau town of Kabau local government area of Kaduna State in northern Nigeria.A daily news publication in Nigeria has reported that the incident happened …

Published: 28 Aug 2022 at 19:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Ex-Zipra guerilla now a successful farmer

EX-ZIPRA guerrilla Moses Moyo is a beneficiary of the land reform programme and owns a plot under the A1 model in Makokomba village in Umguza District. He now has what he fought for â€“ the land.During the bitter and protracted war of libe…

Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Hwange Units 7 and 8 to displace 636 families

THE Zimbabwe Power Company Hwange 7 and 8 electricity expansion project will affect 636 families in Ingangula township in Hwange, instead of the 90 stated earlier.Project manager Forbes Chanakira yesterday told Southern Eye that 636 famili…

Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Farmer in court for stealing stray cattle

A MWENEZI farmer has been arraigned before the courts for allegedly stealing stray cattle belonging to his neighbour.Freeman Dube appeared before Mwenezi magistrate Honest Musiiwa facing stocktheft charges for stealing two beasts belonging…

Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Vigilance paramount as 4th wave sweeps

ALL indications are that we are faced with a fourth and possibly deadly wave of the Covid-19 with disastrous consequences for both the national economy and human life. Official statistics point to a sharp rise in new infections of both the…

Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:07hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Rains are knocking at the farmer's door

The rains are knocking at the farmer's door, Heaven has shown its preparedness to water the fields adequately. Remember our God is a faithful God. He is not human so does not lie, what He says must come to pass. Our workaholic and evergree…

Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 23:16hrs | 14 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa

Zimbabwean young farmers lead the charge in agriculture

Agriculture in Zimbabwe is on an upswing and young people are the driving force. For example, the country is set to harvest 2.8 million tons of maize this year, triple the 2020 harvest, and making it the highest output in 20 years.The anti…

Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 15:42hrs | 5 | by Audrey Simango

Lightning kills 25 cattle in Chipinge

Chipinge commercial farmer Mr Dawie Joubert was left counting losses after his 25 cattle were struck by lightning on Thursday afternoon. The district's Department of Agricultural, Technical and Extension Services livestock promotion office…

Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Nobleman Runyanga

Nyamandlovu farmer charged over threats to shoot govt officials

A Nyamandlovu farmer has been dragged to court on charges of threatening to shoot lands ministry officials that are allegedly trying to force him off his property.Ramutsi Mukwena, who runs Welcome Farm, is fighting attempts to evict him fr…

Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:50hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Storm over farm invasion

A RUWA commercial farmer lost his farm on Friday after a government official evicted him with the help of the police.Martin Grobler, whose Protea Valley Farm is situated about 40km east of Harare said ivy Rupandi, a Lands ministry official…

Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Farmer co-operation important for disease control

A FARMER training session in Manicaland held recently revealed to me that our communities are almost the same with regards their approach to animal health matters.One area visited has endemic challenges of anthrax. It emerged that one majo…

Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:47hrs | 2 | by Dumisani Nsingo

Farmer's son brutally killed over pastures

THERE has been another murder at Chemagora farms in Gokwe South after two illegal settlers at Farm 26 brutally killed the son of the property owner following a dispute over pastures. Last month, a farm owner Mr George Jongwe was killed in …

Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 06:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Delays in payment at GMB

Editor,I have learnt with concern that GMB is not paying within three days after delivery,I did deliver two weeks ago and no payment has been made yet .effort to engage with GMB over the phone are proving to be a waste of time as you are b…

Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Concerned farmer

Joshua Nkomo's words inspire farmer

KHULUMAUSENZA is a name of a village in Mapulubusi area in Tsholotsho district in the sprawling Matabeleland North Province.The name of the village is Ndebele, and in English it literally means walk the talk and is not just an ordinary nam…

Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:37hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's nasty fallout with cleric

Zanu-PF supporters aligned to a faction sympathetic to President Emmerson Mnangagwa attempted to elbow out his neighbour Reverend Isaac Tititi Moyo - with whom he has had a nasty fallout - from a farm in 2014 for belonging to a faction opp…

Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 14:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

A SUSPECTED Makonde illegal miner is allegedly abusing President Emerson Mnangagwa's name to torment a resettled farmer, who now has endured illegal gold mining metres from his house.Gibson Liason Muyambo (60) said he has endured two years…

Published: 24 Mar 2018 at 10:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

White farmers fight eviction

TWO white commercial farmers in Marondera have taken the government to court contesting the cancellation of their land offer letters and transfer of their property to an indigenous farmer.In their High Court challenge, David Alexander Tipp…

Published: 22 Jan 2018 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mugabe sees new future as a farmer

Robert Mugabe's nephew said Sunday the ousted Zimbabwean president was in good health and "quite jovial" after being forced to resign when a military takeover ended his 37 years in power.Leo Mugabe, however, declined to discuss the $10-mil…

Published: 27 Nov 2017 at 07:06hrs | 1 | by AFP

'Mohadi behind white farmer's troubles'

A prominent Beitbridge farmer has accused State Security minister Kembo Mohadi of orchestrating his persecution after the authorities stepped up pressure to force him out of his wildlife conservancy.Ian Ferguson, who has been battling to s…

Published: 24 Sep 2017 at 12:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Man found with big snake - WhatsApp update

Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number.[16:14, 1/5/2017] +263 7* **** ***: Gokwe man found with a big snake in a bid…

Published: 05 Jan 2017 at 16:41hrs | 11 | by Concerned Citizen

Open letter to Mugabe from a Black farmer

Dear Mr President! How does your government fail? I do pray that this letter will find you in good health! I'm a young small scale farmer, I started my farming with cotton and I was doing very well in the late nineties to early two thousan…

Published: 17 Jun 2015 at 13:15hrs | | by Concerned Farmer

Zimbabwe's farmers struggle to feed the nation

Zimbabwe needs 1.8 million tonnes of the staple maize every year to meet the needs of its people and livestock. Only 798,500 tonnes were produced during the 2012/13 agricultural season. As a result, the country that was once dubbed "the br…

Published: 21 Mar 2014 at 16:12hrs | 9 | by Ish Mafundikwa

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