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Mnangagwa announces new state lands management policy
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced the development of a new State Lands Management Policy aimed at eradicating the growing problem of land barons and lawlessness in land administration....Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:51hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa unveils new land policies and service standards
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially launched the Minimum Service Delivery Standards Framework and the Urban State Land Management Policy, ushering in what government officials have called a ne...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:23hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Tshabangu host councillors in Bulawayo
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and self-imposed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu are set to hold separate meetings with councillors from across Zimbabwe to...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:22hrs | 803 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over multi-million-dollar land transfer deal to Chiyangwa
A controversial land compensation deal between the Government of Zimbabwe and businessman-cum-politician Philip Chiyangwa has sparked public outrage and renewed scrutiny over how state land is being a...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 20:34hrs | 3052 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt unveils digital title deeds processing
In a landmark move set to transform land ownership documentation in Zimbabwe, the Government has introduced a Digital Land Administration Platform (DLAP), allowing farmers and landowners to apply for ...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 09:29hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Honeymoon over for land barons
The Zimbabwean government has announced a new offensive against land and space barons who have been illegally allocating State land in urban and peri-urban areas, following the unveiling of a comprehe...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:00hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
Harare Councillor in soup over 'corrupt' land deals
Harare City Council (HCC) councillor Blessing Duma is facing backlash following accusations that he is shielding land barons operating in the capital city.Duma, who has been involved in past l...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:33hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe diplomats to sign performance contracts
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has rallied Zimbabwe's diplomats worldwide to attract investments, boost tourism, and enhance trade opportunities.To this end, all the country's diplomats will in fut...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 07:02hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to process 1 000 title deeds per day
Zimbabwe is set to launch a digital land administration system in November, which will play a crucial role in speeding up the issuance of title deeds under the Presidential Title Deeds Programme. This...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:28hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt opposed to the demolition of people's homes
Government is opposed to the demolition of people's homes and will continue regularising informal settlements, with over 1,5 million homeowners set to receive title deeds under the Kwangu/Ngakwami Pre...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:12hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Medium-scale commercial farming in Zimbabwe post-land reform programme: A new picture is emerging
WE have a new open access paper out in the Journal of Modern African Studies "Medium-scale commercial agriculture in Zimbabwe: The experience of A2 resettlement farms".Contrary to assertions t...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:02hrs | 4 | by Ian Scoones
Pertinent questions about the Ndebele King
The following represents a litany of questions drawn from a diversity of people who genuinely seek to understand role and relevance of the institution of the King in their lives. I made an attempt to ...Published: 05 Mar 2018 at 14:05hrs | 8 | by George Mkhwanazi
'Jonathan Moyo is a bitter and defeated politician'
THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, Mr George Charamba, yesterday dismissed former Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo as an attention seeking, bitter...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 05:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Calls for govt to slash Land Unit Tax
A call has been made for the government to consider reviewing downwards the Land Unit Tax in cattle ranching regions where farmers occupy larger pieces of land and returns per hectare are low....Published: 04 Sep 2017 at 19:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
EU softens stance on Zimbabwe
The government has commended the European Union (EU) for its softening stance on Zimbabwe and commitment to mend damaged relations.The comments came at the launch of a new government programme...Published: 03 Oct 2015 at 17:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF in a bind after elections
ON July 31 last year, Zanu-PF were victorious in the elections. The opposition was annihilated.The elections were disputed by many, and many questions were raised about the process, but most c...Published: 15 Aug 2014 at 08:18hrs | | by Academic Ian Scoones
Time is now for spatial and land use planning and re-building the land administration system in Zimbabwe
IntriductionIn this 10th of 12 articles I focus on the need to rebuild the land use planning system and how this how this will aid land administration....Published: 01 Dec 2013 at 08:44hrs | 6 | by Mandivamba Rukuni, a discussion paper in the Zimbabwe Land Series
Govt drafts Land Commission Bill
The Ministry of Lands and Rural Resettlement is drafting the Land Commission Bill which proposes to create a commission that will replace the Agriculture Land Board.The Minister of Lands and R...Published: 30 Sep 2013 at 14:19hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
'Farm invasions illegal,' says Zim govt
The government has warned that any land or farm invasions are illegal and will be dealt with by the law.The Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement, Dr Douglas Mombeshora told reporters at a ...Published: 25 Sep 2013 at 17:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
How Africa can transform land tenure, revolutionize agriculture, and end poverty
A Ten Step Plan for Change WASHINGTON - Sub-Saharan Africa is home to nearly half of the world's usable, uncultivated land but so far the continent...Published: 23 Jul 2013 at 06:39hrs | | by World Bank
Chamber of Mines seeks clarity on mining ground takeovers
The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe may soon engage government over compulsory acquisition of excess mining ground by the State amid concerns that the new "use it or lose policy" may affect mineral outpu...Published: 09 May 2013 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
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