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No, it’s not. Section 28 (1) of the Land Commission Act [Chapter 20:29] states that, subject to the terms of the offer letter, lease or permit in question, an offer letter holder, lessee or permit holder shall not cede, assign, hypothecate or otherwise alienate his or her lease or rights thereunder or place any other person in possession of his or her holding or portion of Gazetted land; enter into a partnership for the working of his or her holding or portion of Gazetted land; without the consent in writing of the Minister. A transaction entered into by a lessee in contravention of this is of no force and effect.

The Zimbabwe Land Commission is established in terms of section 296 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Act. No. 20 and its functions are outlined in section 297 which include the Administration of Agricultural land vested in the state.

You approach any of the Zimbabwe Land Commission provincial offices with copies of the following: copy of your identification details, copy of your tenure document, contact details of the other party in dispute, a write up of the dispute at hand and letters of Administration in terms of inheritance issues with regard to deceased estate.

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The Zimbabwe Land Commission attends to disputes with regard to administration of agricultural land vested in the state as stated in section 1(d) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The disputes vary from boundary, road access, irregular withdrawal, irregular downsizing, road access/servitude.

Yes, in terms of section 13 Agricultural Land Settlement (Permit Terms and Conditions) Regulations of 2014 (Statutory 53 of 2014).

Both parties have equal joint and undivided share in the allocated land as stated in section 10 (1) Agricultural Land Settlement (Permit Terms and Conditions) Regulations of 2014 (Statutory 53 of 2014).

No they cannot, section 9 (3) (b) of the Land Commission states that the Commission cannot attend a dispute where the action or omission to which the complaint or dispute relates is the subject-matter of civil proceedings before any court of competent jurisdiction.

No it does not, the Commission is limited to cases in agricultural land vested in the state as stated in section 297 of the Constitution.

Yes it does, Section 28 (1) of the Land Commission Act [Chapter 20:29] states that, subject to the terms of the offer letter, lease or permit in question, an offer letter holder, lessee or permit holder shall not cede, assign, hypothecate or otherwise alienate his or her lease or rights thereunder or place any other person in possession of his or her holding or portion of Gazetted land; enter into a partnership for the working of his or her holding or portion of Gazetted land; without the consent in writing of the Minister. A transaction entered into by a lessee in contravention of this is of no force and effect.

No, they can only do so at the approval of the Minister of Lands as stated in section 28 (1) of the Land Commission Act.

You have to register it with the Minister of Lands for approval.

Agricultural land audit is a continuous process of evaluating and reviewing of all agricultural land in Zimbabwe. It involves gathering of all data relating to the agricultural land parcel, land owner, land occupant/user, land rights, land usage, land management and infrastructure/improvements that exist on the agricultural land.

The overall objective of the Comprehensive National Agricultural Land Audit is to establish a full account of the utilisation of all agricultural land in Zimbabwe for providing economic growth, social equity and environmental sustainability.

The audit covers both Gazetted and Un-gazetted land categories, including A1, A2, peri-urban farms, commercial farms, old resettlement schemes, plantations, institutions, conservancies, and special areas such as mines, dams, and protected forests.

Results of the land audit are compiled in a report that is submitted to the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development. The Minister will present the findings and recommendations to Cabinet.

No, the purpose of a land audit is not to take away land from allocated beneficiaries but rather to create a relationship between the farmer and the Zimbabwe Land Commission to cover the purposes of the land audit as specified above.

A farm inspection is an in-depth examination of agricultural land holdings across all the models with reference to production and productivity, size of agricultural holdings, land tenure, farm infrastructure, gender, illegal settlement, environmental conservation issues, complaints and disputes and compliance with agricultural legislation and regulatory frameworks on agricultural land.

The difference between agricultural land audit and farm inspection is that the former takes stock of land allocated to beneficiaries whilst the latter places more emphasis on the operations on the farm concerning productivity, environmental and social service provision, compliance with policies, etc.

Farm inspections are conducted by officials from the Zimbabwe Land Commission, often in collaboration with other relevant government departments and agencies.

After a farm inspection, a report is compiled and submitted to the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development. The report may include recommendations for improvements or compliance actions.

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1. Is it possible to sell agricultural land vested in the state?

2. What is the difference between the Zimbabwe Land Commission and the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development?

3. How can one register a dispute with the Land Commission?

4. What nature of disputes does the Land Commission entertain?

5. Can a woman inherit agricultural land from her deceased husband?

6. Who owns land in marriage?

7. Can one register their case whilst the dispute is pending before the Courts?

8. Does the Commission have jurisdiction to determine cases in Rural and Communal land?

9. Does cession of land have limitations?

10. Can one lease land?

11. How can one legally have a joint venture.

1. What is agricultural land audit?

2. Why is agricultural land audit important?

3. What does the agricultural land audit cover?

4. Can we get results of the recently concluded agricultural land audit?

5. What happens if someone is found with multiple farms?

6. Are we not going to lose our farms due to agricultural land audit?

1. What is a farm inspection?

2. What is the difference between agricultural land audit and a farm inspection?

3. Who conducts farm inspections?

4. What happens after a farm inspection?

1. What recommendations does the Commission make to Government?

2. How are recommendations submitted?

3. Why are recommendations important?