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  1. Tortured farmer maintains challenge to Mugabe land grab

    by , 15th July 2008 at 03:23 PM (Tracking the News)
    By Jan Raath

    Harare - An elderly white Zimbabwean farmer severely tortured with his wife and son-in-law a fortnight ago to force him to withdraw an international legal challenge to President Robert Mugabe's violent farm seizures is pressing ahead with his case, a relative said Tuesday.

    The 10-person tribunal of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the regional bloc, is set to sit in the Namibian capital Windhoek on Wednesday to hear a petition by Mike Campbell, ...

    Updated 15th July 2008 at 03:32 PM by NewsTracker

    Categories
    Land Reform , Law & Order , Peace & Security , Sadc , Zimbabwe
  2. Utrecht farm dwellers return to rightful home

    by , 30th June 2008 at 04:23 PM (Tracking the News)
    By Siboniso Ntuli

    Utrecht – Farm dwellers, who were forcefully removed off their land in the northern part of KwaZulu-Natal, have finally been able to return to the land that rightfully belongs to them.

    Thousands of farm dwellers received their title deeds on Saturday for the farms where their forefathers had settled in the district of Amajuba.

    Speaking on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs Lulu Xingwana, Acting Chief Land Commissioner ...

    Updated 30th June 2008 at 04:26 PM by NewsTracker

    Categories
    Human Rights , Land Reform , South Africa , Sadc