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Strict vetting for Zimbabwe land seekers introduced
The Zimbabwean government has announced that all future recipients of State land for farming must be capable farmers who will use the land fully and properly. This decision comes after finding that so...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt declares war against barons
THE government has issued a stern warning to land barons invading private and State land in Harare South and other provinces saying their days are numbered.Illegal land invasions have resulted...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor under fire
A Zanu-PF councillor has been accused of illegally parcelling out land in Matebeleland North's Bubi district to desperate land seekers from as far as Midlands.Villagers from ward 14 also accus...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 21:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mambo Dhuterere, wife scam church
The Dare Guru frontman, Darlington Mutseta (popularly known as Mambo Dhuterere) and his wife have been facing numerous threats of imminent arrests following their alleged failure to either allocate re...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:07hrs | 34 | by Paul Ndou in South Africa
Outcry over inhumane evictions
GOVERNMENT has been criticised for carrying out inhumane mass evictions in Masvingo and Chiredzi, among other areas, leaving families homeless.The latest wave of farm evictions targeting land ...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 19:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF turns State land into campaign tool'
VIILAGERS in Plumtree's ward 14, Matabeleland South province, have accused their community leaders of turning State land into a Zanu-PF campaign tool.They claimed that land was also being dist...Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 09:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe land reallocations to benefit 260 000 people
Up to 260 000 people on the waiting list for farms are expected to benefit when the Government begins to reallocate abandoned plots, underused farms and farms that are lying idle.Those with mu...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls mayor denied bail
VICTORIA Falls mayor Somveli Dlamini has been denied bail in a case where he is facing a fraud charge.Dlamini was remanded in custody until October 24 when he appeared before Hwange magistrate...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 05:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's name used to extort land seekers
TWO bogus land officials appeared in court Monday charged with fraud after they duped desperate home-seekers of US$4,200 while claiming to have been sent by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Charle...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Land officers in court
Two suspected fraudsters have appeared in court on allegations of defrauding desperate home seekers of US$4 200 after misrepresenting to them that they had been tasked to sell land in Banket by Presid...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Settlers invade farm earmarked for town expansion
THOUSANDS of illegal settlers yesterday invaded Risboro Farm earmarked for Chegutu urban expansion under the Smart City concept. The farm measuring 1 176 hectares was released to Chegutu Munic...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:41hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council farm invaded
A NUMBER of settlers have invaded the Bulawayo City Council-owned Dunstal Farm, joining several others who illegally set up base on the property in 2019.Three years ago, an estimated 50 settle...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:33hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'No to illegal parcelling out of communal land'
TRADITIONAL leaders in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North province have warned people who bought communal land in the area in 2021 under unclear circumstances that they are in possession of illegal prop...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:13hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Serial fraudster in court for conning land seekers
A SUSPECTED serial fraudster was on Saturday arraigned before the courts after he allegedly duped several unsuspecting land seekers of their money in Harare.Rodgers Kasiya (45) who was represe...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:13hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
War veterans threaten to sue Minister for selling land
War veterans Association district chairpersons in Masholand Central province have threatened to sue Minister for provincial affairs in Mash Central Senato...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 21:43hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Criminals hijack Zimbabwe land reform
Investigations EditorCriminal gangs are taking advantage of those who still believe corruption is rife in Government circles, despite the evidence that it is not tolerated, to sell fake offer letters ...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF condemns mine invasions
Zanu-PF Politburo member Ziyambi Ziyambi has warned those using the party's name to conduct mines and company invasions across Mashonaland West to stop breaking the law and soiling the party's image. ...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Minister warns farm invaders
THE Government will not allow the invasion of farms and grazing lands and land seekers need to follow procedure. Speaking after a tour of Gandawasvika Clinic which is being constructed by Mako...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Demolitions should go ahead, says Zanu-PF
THE ruling Zanu-PF party yesterday pivoted again, saying the ongoing demolitions of illegal structures by government should continue.Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu on Monday ...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 15:09hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Bogus soldiers fleece 26 cattle from desparate land seekers
ZANU PF Mazowe District Coordinating Committee (DCC) came to the rescue of twenty-six land seekers in Mazowe who were duped cattle and money by two bogus ...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 12:54hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZACC arrests land developer for duping homeseekers of US$160 000
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a land developing company for duping 120 land seekers of more than USD$160 000 by developing two pieces of stateland in Zvishavane and Shurugwi wit...Published: 14 May 2021 at 14:14hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
'Housing co-ops remitted money into Chombo personal bank account'
SEVERAL housing co-operatives around the country reportedly deposited cash into former Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo's personal bank account instead of remitting the money to the State, a ...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chombo caged
FORMER Finance minister Ignatius Chombo was last night detained at Rhodesville Police Station in Harare following his arrest on charges of fraud and criminal abuse of office over illegal parcelling ou...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Land for votes haunts Zanu-PF
FORMER Labour and Social Welfare minister and ex-Zanu-PF Member of Parliament for Goromonzi, Petronella Kagonye (pictured) was yesterday arrested over alleged illegal land dealings.Kagonye ser...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 19:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF officials links with land barons exposed
Daggers are drawn in Zanu-PF over ruling party officials that are amassing land in urban areas, which they sell to desperate home seekers, with some disgruntled youths demanding action.A lette...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Daggers drawn in Zanu-PF over land barons
DAGGERS are drawn in Zanu-PF over ruling party officials that are amassing land in urban areas, which they sell to desperate home-seekers, with some disgruntled youths demanding action.A lette...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 07:33hrs | | 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
Businesswoman under pressure to perform as she angles a final push
On signing an agreement with a prodigal Ezekiel Mtapuri who is under curatorship, in 2014, Theresa Ndambakuwa started to flag the Deed of Agreement she signed with Ezekiel Mtapuri to prospective land ...Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 08:25hrs | 11 | by Lot Zuvanyika
Fresh details on land scam
Top officials at Rural District Councils (RDC) are conniving with village heads in the illegal sale of State land especially in peri-urban areas across the country, prejudicing the government of milli...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 21:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Government programmes poorly supervised, says Zanu PF official
GOVERNMENT programmes and policies, including the much-hyped command agriculture, suffered a huge setback due to lack of supervision, monitoring and evaluation by Cabinet ministers and office bearers,...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 08:31hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Police hunt for 'serial land fraudster'
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for an allegedly serial land fraudster who pretended to be a village head and sold plots and residential stands to home seekers in Kensington on the outskirt...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 01:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC chases away Zanu-PF land invaders from Mazwi
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) municipal rangers recently chased away land invaders who had occupied two council farms on the outskirts of Bulawayo, a council report reveals.In 2014, Zanu-PF yout...Published: 11 May 2019 at 14:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns traditional leaders
Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs Ezra Chadzamira has warned traditional leaders against illegally parcelling out land, saying Government would not condone such lawlessness. He said Go...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
+300 families' homes razed to the ground
MORE than 300 families who had illegally settled at Willsgrove Farm in Umguza District were left homeless after they were evicted from the property and their homes were demolished this week. T...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP dupes 178 land seekers
THE court has issued a warrant of arrest for Zanu PF Makoni North legislator, James Munetsi, after he failed to appear in court for trial in a case where he is accused of duping several people in a la...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 10:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bogus CIO dupes land seekers
A bogus Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operative allegedly used former first lady Grace Mugabe's name before duping five land seekers of close to $2 000, a court heard yesterday.Ngoni...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 22:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cries
Harare South legislator, Tongai Mnangagwa broke down in parliament this morning as he narrated how the government has left land seekers at the mercy of land barons.Narrating to the situation i...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 19:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa petitioned to rein in Zanu-PF officials selling State land
CHIEF Jahana and villagers from Shangani in Insiza North, Matabeleland South, have petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to rein in Zanu-PF district officials from reportedly grabbing and selling St...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fraudster issued with warrant of arrest
A SUSPECTED fraudster in Bulawayo, Hillary Mhindurwa, who is allegedly involved in unlawful land deals amounting to $11 517 was yesterday issued with a warrant of arrest after he defaulted on appearin...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's nephew named in land scam
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's nephew, Tongai, has been accused of illegally parcelling out council land to desperate home-seekers as a vote-buying gimmick.Tongai controversially won the Zanu ...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 07:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Perrance Shiri's name soiled by fraudsters
The ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement has launched a manhunt for fraudsters who are abusing the name of its principal officer, retired chief air marshal Perrance Shiri, to fleece d...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 14:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ministry warns against land fraudsters
THE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement has warned the public to be wary of fraudsters that are masquerading as Air Chief Marshal Perrance Shiri (Rtd) and demanding money from unsusp...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Public warned against land fraudsters
THE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement has warned the public to be wary of fraudsters that are masquerading as Air Chief Marshal Perrance Shiri (Rtd) and demanding money from unsusp...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Govt bans peri-urban land sales
SOME farmers who were allocated land on the outskirts of Harare and other towns are illegally converting the land into residential stands and selling them.It has emerged that these unscrupulou...Published: 30 Jan 2018 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
White farmer pins hope on Shiri
A TOP white Marondera farmer, Phillip Worswick, has said he is pinning his hopes on the government to restitute his land so he can resume operations after a huge chunk of his land was grabbed by new i...Published: 10 Jan 2018 at 05:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF thugs court case drags on
THIRTEEN Zanu-PF activists, who allegedly went on a rampage at a village headman's homestead in Insiza destroying property worth $11 000 briefly appeared in court on Thursday before their case was pos...Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa allies force vendors to attend rally
Vice President Emmerson Mnangwa's allies reportedly forced vendors to attend a star rally at Rudhaka stadium in Marondera where Mnangagwa was guest of honour in Marondera Central.Zimbabwe Peac...Published: 08 Sep 2017 at 15:37hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Of illegal settlers and demolitions
There has been much hype on the issue of housing land, land barons, illegal settlers and demolitions for quite a long time, but solutions to this problem seem to eluding council officials.Prev...Published: 27 Jan 2016 at 14:26hrs | 2 | by Peacemaker Zano
Zanu-PF UK describe land barons as counter revolutionary
Zanu-PF United Kingdom Chapter has described the land barons who have caused quite a number of Zimbabweans to lose their property worthy large sums of money after selling to them land owned by the...Published: 17 Aug 2015 at 09:12hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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