This paper examines the impact of land access on the livelihoods of urban middle-income, low- income and urban poor who are beneficiaries of Zimbabwe's fast track land reform programme. Focusing on Bulawayo-based beneficiaries, it finds a wealth of historical and cultural value attached to this...
For a small town to grow, the agricultural economy around it had to be vibrant and this could not be conjured up by grand plans. It is the wider structural constraints that hold economies back; and in Zimbabwe of course this was substantially to do with access to productive land for the ...
“To date, the only evacuations that have taken place are of UCT students in residences on campus. No private residences have been evacuated – should the need arise, DRMC will go door-to-door in affected areas to assist residents,” said the DRMC and Fire & Rescue Service in ...
AGRICULTURAL land is not for sale and anyone who will be found selling farms allocated to them under the Land Reform Programme will face the music, President Mnangagwa has said.Addressing Zimbabweans employed at the United Nations Headquarters in New York at the weekend, the President said when...
Zimbabweans should safeguard the country's independence and never allow foreigners to control their land again, President Mnangagwa has said. The Head of State ...
“Your intervention in the matter will be greatly appreciated…We acknowledge that the village leaders report to your office and as such you have the power to intervene and stop this.” Bulawayo based lawyer Tanaka Muganyi said Section 332 of the constitution outlawed the sale of communal land....
Land use change assessment revealed that Bulawayo exhibits four district types of urban sprawl: leapfrog, strip/ribbon, low density, and infill. Urban expansion is attributed to urbanisation and evolving land use policy. Urban sprawl has numerous urban planning implications on transport management, ...
The Pakistan Cricket Board promised fool-proof security as the Zimbabwe cricket team landed in the country on Tuesday, becoming the first Test-playing nation to visit in six years. Zimbabwe are set to play two T20s and three ODIs in a mini-series under high security involving 6,000 police ...
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 country.The development was revealed in Parliament last ...
The land question in Zimbabwe is a contentious issue.The liberation struggle in Zimbabwe was fought with a clear objective: to reclaim land from colonial rulers...