LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Drummond farm workers face water safety, housing concerns

Workers at Drummond Ranch near Beitbridge are reportedly facing a potential waterborne disease risk after allegations that they are being forced to drink untreated water drawn directly from an on-farm...

By Staff reporter | Published: 6 hours ago

POLITICS

Cracks emerge in US$3,5bn former white farmers deal

Zimbabwe's farm compensation process has come under fresh scrutiny, with the head of a legally mandated steering committee alleging that government is pursuing "divide and rule" tactics in its engagem...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 April 2026

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Farmers urged to improve tobacco grading

Farmers have been urged to improve grading, baling and presentation of their crop as prices begin to firm on both contract and auction floors in Zimbabwe's 2026 tobacco marketing season.The season has...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 April 2026

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe farm evictions fuel tension

A growing humanitarian and political crisis is unfolding at Aberdeen Farm in Zvimba East constituency's Ward 25, where villagers have accused white commercial farmer Martin Marius of targeting them ov...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 December 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe outlines payment framework for white ex-farmers

Government says it remains fully committed to compensating former white commercial farmers and is on track to meet all obligations within the agreed timelines, with most beneficiaries already receivin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 November 2025

POLITICS

Illegal miners invade Zanu-PF senator's farm

Illegal miners have reportedly invaded a farm belonging to Zanu-PF Matabeleland South Senator Maduke Ndlovu, where they began digging for gold without authorization.Senator Ndlovu revealed the incide...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 November 2025

POLITICS

Rautenbach's govt backed to grab Springs farm resisted

War veterans farming at Springs Farm have fiercely opposed government attempts to hand over their land to businessman Billy Rautenbach, accusing the government of attempting to bypass court rulings a...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 November 2025

POLITICS

Msipa compensated white farmer

The late national hero and former Midlands Governor, Cephas Msipa, has been remembered as a man of integrity, humility, and fairness - values that guided his leadership and personal life. It has emerg...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 November 2025

POLITICS

Zimbabwe farmland surveys to be concluded soon

The Government is fast-tracking the completion of farmland surveys and rolling out key recommendations from the Comprehensive National Agricultural Land Audit (CNALA) as part of a broad effort to stre...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 October 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zimbabwe's wheat farmers face market glut

Zimbabwe's wheat farmers are struggling to find buyers after producing a record-breaking harvest this season, raising concerns about market access and crop management in Africa's fast-growing agricu...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 October 2025

POLITICS

War veteran dismisses farm dispute

War veteran and businessman John Fadzisayi Jani has dismissed reports suggesting that Elmswood Farm in Marondera is under dispute with property developer Swandev (Pvt) Ltd, accusing the Marondera Mun...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe tobacco farmers earn record US$1bn

Zimbabwe's tobacco industry is celebrating a historic milestone after producing a record-breaking 354.8 million kilograms of tobacco in 2025 - the highest output in the nation's history. For the firs...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Farmers embrace indigenous seeds to strengthen food security in Zimbabwe

Linda Hungwe, a 52-year-old farmer from Masvingo Province in southeastern Zimbabwe, believes that the key to maintaining food security is to adopt indigenous seed varieties that are well-adapted to th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Supreme Court revives US$455k farm feud appeal

The Supreme Court has thrown Fernicary Farm (trading as Rutendo Farm) a lifeline in its protracted multimillion-dollar battle with Des Monies Farm (Pvt) Ltd, after reinstating an appeal against a Hig...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe approves 2,406 farming joint ventures

The Zimbabwean Government has approved 2,406 land joint ventures covering a total of 217,739 hectares, a move aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity and promoting rural industrialisation. The in...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwean blueberry farmers set sights on China

Inside a greenhouse located in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland West Province, workers carefully hand-pick fresh blueberries from lush green shrubs, ensuring only the best fruit makes it to the baskets.In recen...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 September 2025

OPINION

Zimbabwe's maize import ban not good for SA farmers

South Africa's maize industry is export-oriented. Over the past five years, the country has exported roughly three million tonnes of maize each year. One of its largest markets is Zimbabwe, typically ...

By Wandile Sihlobo | Published: 18 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Irrigation schemes remain severely underutilised

Zimbabwe's large-scale irrigation schemes remain severely underutilised, raising concerns over national food security as the country grapples with the effects of climate change, according to a recent ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 September 2025

POLITICS

US lawmaker pushes Zimbabwe to repay white farmers

A US lawmaker has tabled legislation that seeks to block Zimbabwe from securing new funding from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank until it pays the $3.5 billion it owes to White farm...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 September 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zimbabwe grain import ban affecting SA farmers

Zimbabwe faces potential grain shortages in the coming weeks if government does not reopen borders for maize imports, according to predictions by a South African grain analysis organisation Commodity...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Private sector to help in Zim farm surveys to speed title deeds

The government has engaged the private sector to fast-track the surveying and issuance of title deeds to land reform beneficiaries, with a projected completion deadline of June 30, 2026, Lands, Agric...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 September 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Tobacco farmers urged to go green

Senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has called on tobacco farmers to actively implement environmentally friendly farming practices to reduce the sector's impact on the environment and comply with interna...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe farmers warn of food shortages

Farmers' unions have warned that Zimbabwe may face food shortages despite forecasts of an early and above-normal rainy season.The Meteorological Services Department recently predicted that rains will ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers trapped in debt

Zimbabwe's tobacco industry has continued to record impressive export earnings, with revenues approaching US$1 billion in 2024. However, behind the success story, many smallholder farmers say they are...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

White farmer to stand trial over 65 missing cattle

The High Court in Bulawayo has dismissed an application by a man accused of stealing trust cattle to avoid trial, ruling that the State presented enough evidence to place him on his defence.Justice Ka...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 August 2025
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