Monrovia — Aggrieved residents of Kollie-klee community in Margibi County have accused Judge Mardea Chenoweth of the 13th Judicial Circuit based in Kakata and the Ministry of Justice through its County Attorney of Margibi Dedeh Wilson of colluding with an influential resident, Joseph Jerkins Mends-Cole to rob them of their land. In a petitioned to […]
Tag: Land and Rural Issues
The 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), kicked-off on Monday, in the Ivorian capital. Against the backdrop of a UNCCD warning that up to 40 per cent of all ice-free land has already degraded, threatening dire consequences for climate, biodiversity, and livelihoods, world leaders […]
Nairobi — Towns located next to higher learning institutions recorded high land prices in the first quarter of 2022 as investors sought to cash in on the growing student housing demand. According to the Hass Consult Land Index Q1 2022, land asking prices in Thika, Juja, Ruiru towns increased by 6.3 per cent, 4.6 per […]
There was pandemonium at the Saint Peter’s Anglican Church premises, at Ofankor, in Accra, when the youth of the area attacked church members during last Sunday’schurch service. The youth and the Anglican Church in the area are on a collision course over land in front of the church, which had been turned into a football […]
The Chamber of Deputies has adopted a resolution to summon the Minister of Environment to provide explanations to issues identified in land management and use. The decision was made on Wednesday, May 04, 2022 as it adopted its Committee on Land, Agriculture, Livestock, and Environment’s assessment of the performance audit report of land management in […]
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area in northern Tanzania is a spectacular area made up of expansive plains, forests and savanna. It’s also home to a huge caldera – a depression that forms when a volcano erupts and collapses – known as the Ngorongoro Crater. The Conservation Area, covering about 8,292km2, is special for the large number […]
Nairobi/Durban — From South Africa to Kenya, Africa is fast losing healthy land – but solutions are emerging From South Africa, where unprecedented floods this month washed away farmland, to the excessive logging of Kenya’s mountain forests, Africa is fast losing healthy land, putting millions of people at risk of hunger and losing their homes […]
Lari — Forest authorities say Kenya’s scheme to let farmers grow crops in forests has slashed illegal logging, as the country aims for 10% of its land in trees by the end of the year Kenya wants to increase tree cover from 7% to 10% by end of year Farmers in forests make extra income, […]
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says he will not allow the reversal of the fast-track land reform programme if elected into office during next year’s general elections. He said this in his 42nd Independence Day message. Chamisa said it was important for the nation to respect and honour those who contributed to […]
THE Zanu PF Mashonaland Central provincial leadership hasp has negotiated with new Ran Mine investors to delay the eviction of 500 families residing at the mine compound following a 48-hour notice issued by the High Court for them to vacate the premises. NewZimbabwe.com understands that an agreement was reached last week to allow the families […]
Nairobi — Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has asked Members of Parliament to give him 14 days to furnish them with details on the ownership of land which is among those listed as Deputy President William Ruto’s properties in Laikipia. Matiangi who appeared before the National Assembly Security Committee on Tuesday however stated that the […]
There is a likelihood of interest rates continuing to rise as the Bank of Namibia changes its accommodative stance in order to curtail inflation. Conversely, the price of building materials like cement may increase as oil prices go up. The unfolding conflict in the Ukraine could spell a potential crisis for the Namibian property market. […]
Spread This News LAND developer Felix Munyaradzi is in trouble after he allegedly double allocated a residential stand in Harare’s Westgate suburb. Munyaradzi is accused of chasing away the first purchaser of the stand, Prudence Chirova while well aware that she had purchased the stand. The woman had to seek the court’s intervention after Never […]
Nairobi — Kajiado county government has been losing revenue amounting to millions over uncollected land rates and royalties from Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited. The company has been embroiled in a legal tussle with the county government over unpaid rates amounting to close to Sh14 billion. According to the Auditor General’s report, in the financial year […]
Cape Town — Ugandan activists have met Pope Francis to ask for his support in stopping the East African Crude Pipline (EACOP) – a heated crude oil pipeline planned to run from Hoima in Uganda to the port of Tanga in Tanzania. The proposed project will cover an area of 1,443-kilometres and run near Africa’s […]
THE government is at the final stages of reviewing the land policy with an aim to give more powers to women on land ownership and inheritance, Land Commissioner Nathaniel Nhonge has said. According to him, the process engaged all stakeholders including Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and that it was at the final stages of approval from […]
Harare City Council wants to resume the allocation of residential stands after having suspended the process more than a year ago after most of its top housing officials, including a housing director and two acting housing directors, were arrested and charged over alleged corruption. They are still on suspension. Concerns have been raised over the […]
The Affirmative Repositioning Movement’s chief activist, Job Amupanda, has urged members of parliament to do something useful for their people by passing a bill prohibiting foreign nationals from owning land in Namibia. Amupanda made this plea on Tuesday when he and his delegation met members of the parliamentary standing committee on natural resources at the […]