22.12.2016 7:54

Why Zimbabwe land reform has failed to remedy rural hunger

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Almost 40 years after independence, land reform remains at the heart of Zimbabwe’s political and economic challenges. But perhaps more than any other issue in Zimbabwe,...
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19.12.2016 7:03

Zimbabweland’s festive 20 – 2016 edition

I’ve recently returned from Zimbabwe, visiting our research sites in Mvurwi, Matobo and Masvingo. The rains...
5.12.2016 10:05

Integrated water resource management: panacea or problem?

Integrated water resource management (IWRM) became the buzzword for water resources policy gurus in the 1990s....
29.11.2016 5:39

Is Land Nationalisation in Zimbabwe a form of slavery?

Harare - Last week I went back to the grave of my father-in-law, Mike Campbell, on...
28.11.2016 7:55

Farmer-led irrigation in Africa: driving a new Green Revolution?

A new open access review paper is just out in the Journal of Peasant Studies on...
23.11.2016 5:44

Hwange elephant captures – A discussion with Sharon Pincott

The Zimbabwean talks to elephant specialist, Sharon Pincott - who spent 13 years monitoring and recording...
21.11.2016 7:07

From ‘ordered estates’ to ‘crooked times’: farmworker welfare in Zimbabwe

A new book is just out – Ordered Estates: Welfare, Power and Maternalism on Zimbabwe’s (Once...
14.11.2016 8:06

The changing fortunes of former farm workers in Zimbabwe

Last week, I offered an overview of our findings on changing livelihoods among former farm workers...
7.11.2016 10:03

What are former farm workers doing 16 years after land reform?

There has been much debate about the fate of ‘farm workers’ following land reform, with discussion...
7.11.2016 7:33

Hyenas destined for China – Update

The 8 hyenas that were captured on Hwange as per our last report were transported to...
24.10.2016 6:49

How land reform is transforming a small town in southern Zimbabwe

Maphisa in Matobo district in Matabeleland has transformed from its early days as a TILCOR (Tribal...
13.10.2016 16:02

Command Agriculture – policy insanity of the highest order

At all material times, we have always insisted that the Zanu PF Government is incapable of...
10.10.2016 7:40

Zimbabwe’s sugar politics

In 2000, as land invasions occurred around Zimbabwe, there were many calls for the sugar estates...
3.10.2016 10:30

An Update on Human Rights Violations in Zimbabwe

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