Forgery rap sparks fresh legal war in US$48m Pfugari estate
The Independent has obtained copies of the receipt and the marriage certificate stamped on April 14, 2023, by the Registrar of Marriages.
By Tendai Makaripe
Jan. 10, 2025
Business leaders fret over 2025 growth prospects
Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union president Shadreck Makombe told the Zimbabwe Independent that crippling power cuts were still being experienced.
By Julia Ndlela and Ashton Ndakusiya
Jan. 10, 2025
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Zim's ‘drowning’ farmers plead with Mthuli Ncube
Makombe also pleaded for a reduction in taxes levied on farmers.
By Belinda Chiroodza
Jul. 21, 2024
Farmers’ disunity hinders agric production development policy
The Zimbabwe Smallholder Organic Farmers’ Forum (ZIMSOFF) convened a meeting with parliamentarians recently and expressed concern over government’s failure to engage them.
By Gamuchirai Nyamuziwa
Jul. 10, 2024
War vet drags funeral parlour to Zacc
But in a letter addressed to Makombe and Katunga on June 16, 2023, the firm’s lawyers Chambati&Mataka Attorneys at Law queried his credentials as a chief agent.
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Jun. 21, 2024
Zanu PF bigwig nabbed over violence
He said some of the suspects were hired and paid to engage in public violence using vehicles while wielding machetes and other weapons.
By Kenneth Nyangani and Sharon Buwerimwe
May. 27, 2024
Date set for Kumbekumbe Festival
Makombe urged schoolchildren and the youth to grace the occasion which will be catering for the whole family.
By Tendai Sauta
Apr. 15, 2024
Farmers slam tobacco buyers over ‘price fix’
Since the start of the marketing season, the top price for premium tobacco has been constant at US$4,99 per kg, while the contract price has been hovering around US$6 per kg.
By Blessed Ndlovu and Melody Chikono
Mar. 24, 2024
Belarussian support anchors Zim wheat output
Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) president Shadreck Makombe acknowledged that support from Belarus was driving Zimbabwe’s wheat production.
By Gamuchirai Nyamuziwa
Mar. 1, 2024
