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 White) Highveld – by Andrew Hartnack, and published by Weaver...

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...

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...

Hyenas destined for China – Update

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

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...

Command Agriculture – policy insanity of the highest order

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

Zimbabwe’s sugar politics

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

An Update on Human Rights Violations in Zimbabwe

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The sugar rush in southern Africa

The expansion of sugar production in southern Africa has been dramatic. From its early beginnings in...

Will white farmers in Zambia feed Zimbabwe?

The El Niño drought has hit southern Africa hard. Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and seven provinces in...

The story of the takeover of another Zimbabwean farm: the McKinnon family

The WhatsApp call line broke up at times, but the voice on the other end was...

New farmers must pay rent

The bankrupt Zimbabwean government is under mounting pressure to compensate dispossessed white commercial farmers. ...

Innovative use of fertilizers revives hope for Africa’s Green Revolution

Inorganic fertilizer helping to boost smallholder farmers’ harvests ...

Zimbabwe’s government is standing by as its wildlife is slaughtered

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