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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
War veterans battle Mnangagwa in court
The escalating succession battle within the ruling Zanu PF party has now taken a legal twist, as a group of war veterans has dragged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court over his controversial land t...Published: 28 May 2025 at 11:38hrs | 1167 | by Staff reporter
US expels 'race-baiting' South African ambassador
The United States has expelled South Africa's ambassador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, calling the envoy a "race-baiting politician" who hates America and President Donald Trump....Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 09:52hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
Trump signs order to cut funding for South Africa over land policy
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut U.S. financial assistance to South Africa, the White House said on Friday, citing disapproval of its land policy and of its genocide case at the...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:41hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe about to create land oligarchs?
The government, through Information minister Jenfran Muswere, has announced a significant shift in land policy, declaring that state land, previously offered to local indigenous people under the "land...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 11:06hrs | 708 | by Admire Maparadza Dube
'Land policy to identify multiple farm ownership'
The Government of Zimbabwe's newly introduced land tenure policy is set to identify and expose multiple farm ownership and reclaim idle land, which will be redistributed to more than 250,000 people on...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 08:53hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Succession issue not a prerogative of Zanu-PF only
The Andrease Mathibela-led faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association has called for an open and transparent discussion on the country's succession issue, urging for the sele...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 11:51hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe permits resettled farmers to sell land
Zimbabwe's government announced a major shift to its land policy on Tuesday, allowing beneficiaries of its land reforms to sell or transfer their farms - but only to "indigenous Zimbabweans."M...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 19:46hrs | 6242 | by Staff reporter
Esidakeni gazetting application abandoned
A High Court application by Mr Zephaniah Dhlamini and his business partners Siphosami Malunga, Charles Moyo and Kershelmar Farms (Pvt) Ltd in which they were seeking nullification of the gazetting of ...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Esidakeni Farm court application challenged
LANDS, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Minister Anxious Masuka is challenging a court application by Zephaniah Dhlamini and his business partners Siphosami Malunga, Charles Moyo an...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Calls for Zimbabwe sanctions removal grows louder
ANTI-sanctions group, the Zimbabwe Disaster Action and Vitalisation of the Indigenous People Development (ZiDAVIPD) says Queen Elizabeth II's burial yesterday must present an opportunity for the forme...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:06hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt to mortgage platinum royalties to pay off farmers
ZIMBABWE will mortgage platinum mining royalties to pay US$3.5 billion in compensation to white farmers whose land was expropriated by the government, moving a step closer to resolving Robert Mugabe's...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 18:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's dairy estates collapses
GUSHUNGO Dairy Estates has closed shop after former first lady Grace Mugabe sold about 700 dairy cows worth about US$1,4 million to a prominent butcher, rendering about 120 workers jobless.The...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 09:04hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe should prioritise returnees in land allocations
LAST week, I came across two seemingly unrelated media stories that forced me to consider the link between land governance in Zimbabwe and the migration crisis affecting Zimbabweans resident in neighb...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Admire Mjamaru
Chamisa, Biti and CCC manifestly lack patriotism
While the yellow fever may have gripped the nation, and the youth seems to be captured in the idealistic bankruptcy, the CCC remains the most unpatriotic outfit which uses the current economic stress ...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:45hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chiefs reject proposed land policy
TRADITIONAL leaders have rejected the proposed land policy saying it does not reflect the country's cultural values as it sidelines chiefs who are the custodians of the land.The Ministry of La...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Liberation war stalwart pens political book
A liberation war stalwart Andrew Ndlovu says his latest book titled Africa in Darkness aims to remove fear from the people, which Zanu-PF instilled in the minds of the people in the country.Th...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnagagwa and Zanu-pf are defeatable
There is a despondency nationwide about the prospect of unseating a Zanu-PF government together with its leader ED Mnangagwa. It is sad that the ordinary man in the street now believes that Zanu-PF is...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Zakhele Maphosa
PG orders probe into Esidakeni
Prosecutor General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi has directed the police to investigate possible violations of the exchange control and the tax laws in a transaction that saw two Zimbabweans claiming ownership of...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:53hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
PG orders probe into farm purchase
Prosecutor General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi has directed the police to investigate possible violations of the exchange control and the tax laws in a transaction that saw two Zimbabweans claiming ownership of...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:52hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe: A nationalist hero and authoritarian dictator
A group of Robert Gabriel Mugabe admirers, linked to Zanu-PF, has published a profile of Robert Mugabe. They are trying to provide a profile of the late president, combining both the positive and nega...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Fay Chung
'Esidakeni applicants have no legal standing'
GOVERNMENT has said Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (Osisa) director Mr Siphosami Malunga and his two business partners, have no legal standing to approach the court claiming ownership of ...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'On land, Mugabe travelled a path Mandela did not dare' - Yes, but look where he landed Zimbabwe!
There is overwhelming evidence out there to show Nelson Madiba Mandela was a visionary leader his greatest legacy to South Africa is a stable democratic system of government. On the other hand, Robert...Published: 09 Aug 2021 at 13:53hrs | 1 | by Nomusa Garikai
On land, Mugabe walked path other African leaders would not
Forget what you may have read in Western press about the late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Forget the propaganda and Western hate. Forgive the excesses of his rule – human rights abuse and ex...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:55hrs | | by John Kamau
Row over farm seizure deepens as owners produce deed of title
HOLDERS of Kershelmar Farms (Pvt) Limited - which legally owns Kershelmar Farm currently at the centre of a fierce row between politicians in Matabeleland North province and its lawful property owners...Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 21:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's lands commission handling over 1 000 disputes
THE Zimbabwe Lands Commission (ZLC) says it is handling over 1 000 disputes involving farm allocations and boundary rows.The ZLC has also admitted the fast-track land reform programme created ...Published: 04 May 2021 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
REDISTRIBUTION: MDC-T in dramatic U-turn…As Zanu PF vows to create 1 million jobs
DOUGLAS Mwonzora's MDC-T MPs are demanding that the Zanu PF government should allocate them farms, accusing the ruling party of partisan land redistribution that excluded them.The demand was m...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 19:30hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Give us farms' MDC Mwonzora MPs pleads with Mnangagwa's minister
MDC-T MPs Thursday took to task Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka on why the government's land distribution exercise remained partisan leaving out MDC members, especially MPs.The minister wa...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banks declare 99-year leases worthless
LOCAL banks are demanding personal assets, including houses as collateral to finance agriculture, amid the unresolved confusion over the bankability of 99-year leases.Banks say the risk of fin...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 09:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe business empire crumbles
THE late former president Robert Mugabe's business empire has crumpled amid revelations that Gushungo Dairy Estate is being leased to a company linked to a millionaire businessman.A once thriv...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 08:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF, Chamisa's MDC blasted for Harare home demolitions
THE opposition Zapu has condemned the ongoing demolitions of illegal settlements in Harare, describing the destructions as ruthless and inhumane.The party also blamed both the Zanu-PF governme...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU on demolitions in Harare
Zimbabwe African People's Union notes with sadness the developments taking place in Harare City Council regards the recent demolitions of settlements in a number of areas.While we are made awa...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 08:32hrs | | by Iphithule Maphosa
Every Zimbabwean deserves secure land rights
IN 2019, Zimbabwe embarked on a long-awaited land policymaking process.The Land Policy's emphasis on gender sensitivity echoes global recognition and acknowledgement of the strategic importanc...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 07:05hrs | 16 | by Gaynor G Paradza
Zimbabwe keen to rejoin Commonwealth
Government will prioritise rejoining the Commonwealth as a launch-pad to unlock international goodwill and sustain re-engagement milestones already realised through resumption of political dialogue wi...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
UMD supports fair, just land reform programme
The Zimbabwean masses have been unequivocally sold out and abandoned by the Zanu-PF government in their quest to be legitimate owners of pieces of land in their motherland. The announcement to...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:18hrs | | by Lovemore Moyo, UMD president
MDC wants govt compensation extended to former farm workers
MDC Alliance says government should extend its new compensation policy on farm workers who also lost property during the country's chaotic land grab period initially targeted at a tiny minority white ...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 06:05hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Shiri pledges land for youths
LANDS, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement minister Perrance Shiri has promised to prioritise youths in the allocation of agricultural land as his ministry crafts a national land policy...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 07:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC mulls Tsvangirai school of ideology
The opposition MDC says it plans to introduce the Morgan Tsvangirai School of Ideology immediately after its elective congress slated for May 24 to 26.This was revealed by the party's national...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:20hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
UK supports Mnangagwa's economic, political reforms
Constitutional reforms, land policy and currency issues came under the spotlight when United Kingdom (UK) Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Melanie Robinson paid a courtesy call on the Zanu PF Secretary for Adm...Published: 08 May 2019 at 19:08hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
War Vets warn of unrest
Former freedom fighters are up in arms with government over the ongoing land downsizing programme as they warned of a national security risk if the matter is not handled with care. This comes ...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has created equal opportunities, claims Minister
President Mnangagwa's administration has created an environment for equal access to economic opportunities between men and women since coming into power in November 2017, a senior Government official ...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe farmers sceptical over government' land audit
FARMERS have expressed reservations over the effectiveness of the government-initiated land audits in resolving land ownership disputes across the country. This emerged at the second launch of...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 16:17hrs | 2 | by Farmers' Voices
Julius Malema claims that SA 'is worse than Zimbabwe'
Hundreds of EFF supporters gathered at Dlomo Dam in Sharpeville on Thursday, to pay tribute to the 70 people who were massacred by apartheid cops during a peaceful protest 59 years ago. Julius Malema ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 19:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe land audits fail to resolve disputes
FARMERS have expressed reservations over the effectiveness of the government-initiated land audits in resolving land ownership disputes across the country.This emerged at the second launch of ...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
US sanctions shatter Zim's economic revival roadmap
"Beware the ides of March," a soothsayer warned the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar. The words came to fruition in Zimbabwe during the evening of 4 March 2019...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 10:14hrs | 2 | by Elijah Chihota
Towards the National Transitional Authority
IntroductionIn 2016, the Platform for Concerned Citizens (PCC) warned that the country was heading into deep trouble and a possible coup. This was the only possible outcome for the disintegrat...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:43hrs | | by Ibbo Mandaza & Tony Reeler
Mnangagwa's government set to redistribute land to all
In a new development, the government has announced that it would repossess all idle land and redistribute it to deserving farmers irrespective of their race and colour.Douglas Karoro, the Depu...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 08:07hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
The tale of a jewel and a giant: Facts about revival of Zimbabwe's economy
The Country, Nation and Our WorldMany have talked, written and caricatured Zimbabwe as a country of educated but inept leaders. A country once a jewel of Africa brought down by corruption, greed a...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 17:35hrs | | by Vincent Gwarazimba
Mnangagwa's govt must have clear land policy
When President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over the reins of power on November 24, 2017, immediately announcing his intention to compensate farmers who had lost their land during the chaotic land reform p...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 22:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa launches Zapu manifesto
ZAPU president, Dumiso Dabengwa (pictured) on Tuesday launched his party's election manifesto, with devolution of power and fight against corruption topping the list of priorities.Dabengwa arg...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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