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Zimbabwe army to evict land invaders

In a bid to address the growing issue of illegal settlements on farms, the Zimbabwean government has enlisted the assistance of the army to support the police in evicting land barons responsible for creating unlawful settlements across the…

Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 07:04hrs | 19687 | by Staff reporter

War veteran faces eviction amid corruption scandal

Bernard Masendeke, a war veteran popularly known as "Shumba," is facing eviction from a farm he has occupied for nearly 20 years following a court order linked to a corruption scandal involving senior officials from the Lands ministry. Mas…

Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 17:24hrs | 1395 | by Staff reporter

Relief as High Court reverses Masvingo evictions

The High Court has overturned the conviction of 16 villagers who were previously found guilty of illegally occupying gazetted land in Masvingo. The original conviction, handed down by Magistrate Ivy Jawona on February 7, involved a th…

Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 07:13hrs | 1025 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa orders probe into villagers' evictions

THE recent wanton evictions of resettled innocent villagers from their homes across the country was not sanctioned by authorities, suggesting that the genuine blitz against land barons has been hijacked by a "third force" hence the Presidi…

Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:57hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt will not allow lawlessness

The government has justified its actions in evicting and apprehending thousands of illegal settlers nationwide, asserting that it cannot tolerate lawlessness.During a question and answer session in Parliament on Wednesday, Leader of Govern…

Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 05:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

MASVINGO LAND EVICTIONS: Ibhetshu likaZulu steps in

In a shocking turn of events, the Ibhetshu Lika Zulu organization has issued a press statement decrying the eviction of villagers in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. Distress calls have flooded in from Masvingo and surrounding areas, where evi…

Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:07hrs | 12 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Govt under fire over evictions

Rights groups have denounced government plans to evict thousands of villagers from their communal land and convert it to industrial animal feed farming.More than 13 000 Shangani people, an indigenous minority group, were last month ordered…

Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 08:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chilonga leaders living in fear

CHILONGA community leaders who are at the forefront of resisting goverment's decision to forcibly evict them from their ancestral lands to pave way for commercial production of lucerne grass say they are being harassed by suspected state s…

Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 07:49hrs | 6 | 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

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