Zim land audit ‘cop out’ criticised

By Alex Bell 14 May 2013 The Zimbabwe government is facing criticism for ‘copping out’ of its promises to undertake a comprehensive land audit across the country, and instead opting for a ‘land use audit’. This decision was revealed by the Lands and Rural Resettlement Minister, Herbert Murerwa, last...

Land-grab murders ‘swept under the carpet’

By Alex Bell 2 April 2013 Concern is high that the atrocities of the ZANU PF-led land grab campaign, including murders and rapes, are being swept under the carpet, following the acquittal of two murder suspects last week. The two war vets, Albert Ncube and Robert Nyathi, were arrested in 2001 in connection...

Implats unaware of land seizure

By Nomalanga Moyo 14 February 2013 Impala Platinum Mines says it has not been informed of the land seizure from its Zimplats subsidiary, announced by Mines Minister Obert Mpofu on Tuesday. In a statement earlier this week Mpofu said the government had repossessed 27,948 hectares of land from Zimplats, with...