Remaining Zimbabwean Whites under seige by supporters of Black supremacist ZANU-PF government
HARARE – Fresh attacks on white-owned farms in Zimbabwe by self-styled war veterans were reported weekend despite official pronouncements by President Robert Mugabe that the land reform was a ‘”done deal.”
About 20 veterans swooped on four farms in the Mvurwi area, northeast of Harare, beat farm workers and forced them to sing songs praising President Robert Mugabe’s ruling Zanu (PF) party, a spokesman for a local farm support group told The Zimbabwean.
Clashes between veterans of the 70s independence war occupying new farms and ex-farm workers refusing to vacate farm compounds were reported in Chinhoyi. The ex-workers are unwilling to work for the new farmers because “they pay peanuts.”
In Matabeleland North militants seized a game ranch from white farmer Dave Jourbet, evicted tourists from a lodge at the site and indicated they were laying siege to the farm.Despite a High Court interdict ordering the eviction of the settlers, police staunchly refused to enforce the order.
“The situation is still the same, they have brought in more men into the farm and they even ordered me to create more room in my cottage as they said they were expecting more personnel to come in next week,” Margaret Joubert, the wife of Dave Joubert one of the farm directors was quoted by newswire ZimOnline.
In another incident near the central town of Zvishavane, a farm worker and two guards carrying the payroll for a local farm were ambushed by suspected veterans, the spokesman said. The driver was assaulted but managed to drive away with the money. The guards were chased into the bush. “We are concerned about the safety of the two guards,” the spokesman said.
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