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A Warning for Americans:  A Message from a South African

People used to say that South Africa was 20 years behind the rest of the
Western world. Television, for example, came late to South Africa (but so
did pornography and the gay* rights movement).

Today, however, South Africa may be the grim model of the future Western
world, for events in America reveals trends chillingly similar to those that
destroyed our country.

America's structures are Western. Your Congress, your lobbying groups, your
free speech, and the way ordinary Americans either get involved or ignore
politics are peculiarly Western, not the way most of the world operates. But
the fact that only about a third of Americans deem it important to vote is
horrifying in light of how close you are to losing your Western character.

Writing letters to the press, manning stands at county fairs, hosting fund-r
aising dinners, attending rallies, setting up conferences, writing your
Congressman -- that is what you know, and what you are comfortable with.
Those are the political methods you've created for yourselves to keep your
country on track and to ensure political accountability.

But woe to you if -- or more likely, when -- the rules change. White
Americans may soon find themselves unable or unwilling to stand up to
challenge the new political methods that will be the inevitable result of
the ethnic metamorphosis now taking place in America. Unable to cope with
the new rules of the game -- violence, mob riots, intimidation through
accusations of racism, demands for proportionality based on racial numbers,
and all the other social and political weapons used by the have-nots to
bludgeon treasure and power from the haves -- Americans, like others before
them, will no doubt cave in. They will compromise away their independence
and ultimately their way of life.

That is exactly what happened in South Africa. I know, because I was there
and I saw it happen.

Faced with revolution in the streets, strikes, civil unrest and the sheer
terror and murder practised by Nelson Mandela's African National Congress
(ANC), the white government simply capitulated in order to achieve "peace."
Westerners need peace. They need order and stability. They are builders and
planners. But what we got was peace of the grave for our society.

The Third World is different -- different peoples with different pasts and
different cultures. Yet Westerners continue to mistake the psychology of the
Third World and its peoples. Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe are perfect examples
of those mistakes. Sierra Leone is in perpetual civil war, and Zimbabwe --
once thriving, stable Rhodesia -- is looting the very people (the white men)
who feed the country. Yet Westerners do not admit that the same kind of
savagery could come to America when enough immigrants of the right type
assert themselves. The fact is, Americans are sitting ducks for Third World
exploitation of the Western conscience of compassion.

Those in the West who forced South Africa to surrender to the ANC and its
leaders did not consider Africa to be the dangerous, corrupt, and savage
place it is now in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Those Western politicians now
have a similar problem on their own doorsteps:  the demand for power and
treasure from the non-Western peoples inside the realm.

It is already too late for South Africa, but not for America if enough
people strengthen their spine and take on the race terrorists, the armies of
the "politically correct" and, most dangerous of all, the craven politicians
who believe "compassionate conservatism" will buy them a few more votes, a
few more days of peace.

White South Africans, you should remember, have been in that part of Africa
for the same amount of time whites have inhabited North America; yet
ultimately South Africans voted for their own suicide. We are not so very
different from you.

We lost our country through skilful propaganda, pressure from abroad (not
least from the U.S.A.), unrelenting charges of "oppression" and "racism,"
and the shrewd assessment by African tyrants that the white man has many
Achilles' heels, the most significant of which are his compassion, his
belief in the "equality of man," and his "love your neighbour" philosophy --
none of which are part of the Third World's history.

The mainline churches played a big role in the demise of Western influence
throughout Africa, too; especially in South Africa. Today's tyrants were
yesterday's mission-school proteges. Many dictators in Africa were men of
the cloth. They knew their clerical collars would deflect criticism and
obsfucate their real aims, which had nothing whatever to do with the
"brotherhood of man."

Other tyrants, like the infamous Idi Amin, were trained and schooled by the
whites themselves, at Oxford, Cambridge, and Harvard. After receiving the
best from the West, they unleashed a resentful bloodlust against their
benefactors.

From what I have seen and read thus far, I fear Americans will capitulate
just as we did. Americans are, generally, a soft lot. They don't want to
quarrel or obstruct the claims of those who believe they were wronged. They
like peace and quiet, and they want to compromise and be nice.

A television program aired in South Africa showed a town meeting in Southern
California where people met to complain about falling standards in the
schools. Whites who politely spoke at the meeting clearly resented the
influx of Mexican immigrants into their community. When a handful of
Chicanos at the back of the hall shouted and waved their hands at them, the
whites simply shrunk back into their seats rather than tell the noisemakers
to shut up. They didn't want to quarrel.

In America, the courts are still the final arbiters of society's laws. But
what will happen when your future majority refuses to abide by court
rulings -- as in Zimbabwe? What will happen when the courts are filled with
their people, or their sympathisers? In California, Proposition 187 has
already been overturned.

What will you do  when the future non-white majority decides to change the
names of streets and cities? What will you do when they no longer want to
use money that carries the portraits of old, dead white "racists" and slave
owners? Will you cave in, like you did on flying the Confederate flag? What
about the national anthem? Your official language?

Don't laugh. When the "majority" took over in South Africa, the first
targets were our national symbols.

In another generation, America may well face what Africa is now
experiencing -- invasions of private land by the "have-nots;" the decline in
health care quality; roads and buildings in disrepair; the banishment of
your history from the education of the young; the revolutionization of your
justice system.

In South Africa today, only 9 percent of murders end up in jail. Court
dockets are regularly purchased and simply disappear. Magistrates can be
bribed as can the prison authorities, making escapes commonplace. Vehicle
and airplane licenses are regularly purchased, and forged school and
university certificates are routine.

What would you think of the ritual slaughter of animals in your neighbour's
backyard? How do you clean up the blood and entrails that litter your
suburban streets? How do you feel about the practice of witchcraft, in which
the parts of young girls and boys are needed for "medicinal" purposes? How
do you react to the burning of witches?

Don't laugh. All that is quite common in South Africa today.

Don't imagine that government officials caught with their fingers in the
till will be punished. Excuses -- like the need to overcome generations of
white racism -- will be found to exonerate the guilty.

In fact, known criminals will be voted into office because of a racial
solidarity among the majority that doesn't exist among the whites. When Ian
Smith of the old Rhodesia tried to stand up to the world, white South
African politicians were among the Westerners pressuring him to surrender.

When Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe murders his political opponents, ignores
unfavourable court decisions, terrorises the population and siphons off
millions from the state treasury for himself and his friend, South Africa's
new President Thabo Mbeki holds his hand and declares his support. That just
happened a few weeks ago.

Your tax dollars will go to those who don't earn and don't pay. In South
Africa, organisations that used to have access to state funds such as old
age homes, the arts, and veterans' services, are simply abandoned.

What will happen is that Western structures in America will be either
destroyed from without, or transformed from within, used to suit the goals
of the new rulers. And they will reign either through terror, as in Zimbabwe
today, or exert other corrupt pressures to obtain, or buy votes. Once power
is in the hands of aliens, don't expect loyalty or devotion to principle
from those whose jobs are at stake. One of the most surprising and tragic
components of the disaster in South Africa is how many previously anti-ANC
whites simply moved to the other side.

Once you lose social, cultural, and political dominance, there is no getting
it back again.

Unfortunately, your habits and values work against you. You cannot fight
terror and street mobs with letters to your Congressmen. You cannot fight
accusations of racism with prayer meetings. You cannot appeal to the
goodness of your fellow man when the fellow man despises you for your
weakness and hacks off the arms and legs of his political opponents.
To survive, Americans must never lose the power they now enjoy to people
from alien cultures. Above all, don't put yourselves to the test of fighting
only when your backs are against the wall. You will probably fail.

Millions around the world want your good life. But make no mistake: They
care not for the high-minded ideals of Jefferson and Washington, and your
Constitution. What they want are your possessions, your power, and your
status.

And they already know that their allies among you, the "human rights
activists," the skilful lawyers and the left-wing politicians will fight for
them, and not for you. They will exploit your compassion and your Christian
charity, and your good will.

They have studied you, Mr. and Mrs. America, and they know your weaknesses
well. They know what to do. Do you?
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COMMERCIAL FARMERS' UNION
Farm Invasions and Security Report
Monday 12th March 2001
 
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Every attempt is made to provide a comprehensive report of ongoing activities in relation to farm invasions, but many incidents are unreported due to communications constraints, fear of reprisals and a general weariness on the part of farmers.  Farmers names and in some cases, farm names, are omitted to minimise the risk of reprisal.
 
NATIONAL REPORT IN BRIEF: 
In Mashonaland Central, commercial scale thefts of maize and bananas have occurred.   Despite apprehending the maize thieves, the Police did not place any under arrest saying the maize should be given to the invaders "as compensation"? 
Further death threats have been issued and attempts to evict managerial staff from their homes have occurred in Centenary.
The owner of Harmony Farm, Glendale, was allowed to return to the homestead and to restart work.  
Vandalism of fast track settled farms continues in the Chegutu area.
The Lands Committee in the Beatrice area fulfilled an undertaking to visit invaders occupying unlisted farms.  They did not order them to leave, only to behave themselves until alternative land was available to move them.  
In Harare South, planting of beans in prepared tobacco lands has taken place, as have new pegging, re-pegging and ploughing, signifying a new surge in activity.
Interference with preparations for winter cropping continue in Marondera area.
Arrests have been made in the Wedza area, for possession of an unlicenced weapon and for fish poaching.
In Masvingo, a relative of Vice President Musenda has prevented the owner of Cambira Farm entering his homestead, brandishing a weapon to reinforce his authority.  Police are reluctant to resolve the issue because of the affiliation of the war vet concerned.
On Jabula Ranch in the Mwenezi District, a DDF unit has begun removing the owners water pump and piping in anticipation of it being replaced with new equipment for the use of the new settlers.  Similarly, on Levanga Ranch, the conservancy fence is being worked on.
There were no reports received from Matabeleland Region.
 
REGIONAL REPORTS:
 
Mashonaland Central
Centenary - More death threats were issued to the owner of Ashford by telephone yesterday and this was reported to the Police.  An individual demanding accommodation climbed over the homestead fence at Casa Mia.  Police responded to the report, however, and the situation was resolved.
Mvurwi - Invaders illegally harvested at least 40 bags of maize on Msonneddi (delisted)  on Friday, of which 3 bags were recovered after a very slow response from the Police.  The matter was not resolved and no arrests were made, as the Police insisted that the maize should be given to the invaders as compensation.
Glendale - The owner of Harmony Farm managed to return to his homestead on Friday and work has been allowed to continue.  The dispute has not been resolved as yet, but negotiations are to take place today.
Mutepatepa - A group of Zanu PF youths arrived at Ledbury and demanded to see the owner regarding a labour dispute.  The matter was resolved when the Police responded to the situation, along with neighbouring farmers who assisted with transport to the farm.
Shamva - On Friday, a group of invaders destroyed the guard houses and booms at Dawmill after threatening the security guards.  The following day, $5,900 worth of bananas was stolen from farm vehicles transporting them and one suspect was arrested by the Police in connection with the crime.
Harare West - Some invaders attempting to evict the manager at Oldbury left after being directed to the local war vet leaders based at Glenara.  They proceeded
to Komani where similar attempts were made to evict one of the farm tenants.
 
Mashonaland West North - Nothing to report.     
 
Mashonaland West South
Chegutu - Damvuri and Rockbar, were offered to Government (not listed) but the people who were fast track resettled there continue to allow a lot of stuff to be stolen; fences, doors etc.
 
Mashonaland East 
Beatrice - On Friday the Lands Committee under the DA Seke, and some police details visited three of the four farms  as promised; Colandra, Endslensdeale and  Nebo.  The Lands Committee were supposed to tell the invaders that they should leave as the farms are not listed,  but instead advised them that they would be moved onto land when it was available and in the meantime they must stay put and behave themselves.  Following the visit, on Saturday night just before midnight, 6 of the invaders started  toytoying on Colandra farm.  The police reacted but when they arrived the individuals disappeared.  The police revisited them in the morning and warned them and the situation was diffused.
Bromley/Ruwa - There was a meeting in Goromonzi where the war vets met with residents of Chinyika 2 to discuss their land aspirations and said that there was land available on Belmont.
Enterprise - The DA is said to be addressing a meeting today to talk about resettlement.
Harare South - On Saturday about 30 invaders were planting beans in a land prepared for tobacco on Nyatsime.  The DA said she would look into it.  On Sunday about 100 people in a number of vehicles, including a Blue Nissan one tonner (reg number:  703-720V) went around Brechin C pegging.  They advised that they would also be repegging Cholo and Elladale.  The group was led by Felix.  The group intends to re establish the base camp on the corner of the Marirangwe Road and Skyline Road which was demolished last year.  The foreman on Auks Nest was advised that the farm had now been taken over and that they would be back on Tuesday to start ploughing.  The group was lead by Zhou.
Marondera - Following behind the tobacco stalk destructor, 40 - 50 squatters were bought in by war vet Madzinga over the weekend to plant sugar beans.  Prevention of winter cropping is inevitable if such activities are not stopped soon.  
Marondera North - Squatters claimed compensation against the owners cattle eating their maize on Stonehaven Farm.  In seeking an objective assessment of damage from an Agritex official, the owner was candidly told that an assessment would have to be in favour of the squatters to avoid attracting trouble.  
Wedza - A warvet was arrested on Fair Adventure for carrying an unlicensed weapon which has been handed to ZRP Wedza.  Roofing  was stolen and a report of stocktheft received from Farm Alpha.  A war vet was arrested for fish poaching.
 
Masvingo  
Masvingo East & Central - On Cambira Farm the owner was unable to enter into his homestead.  War vet known as Muzenda had blocked the security gate entrance and was armed with a weapon.  The Police were then called in to diffuse the situation, but reiterated that there was nothing more they could do, as it is believed that Muzenda is related to the Vice President.
Chiredzi - Poaching continues with dogs and bows and arrows.  Fish poaching also continues.  Palm River Ranch, illegal invaders broke into the owner's cattle pens and attempted to slaughter an animal, but were disrupted by security guards on the farm. Wasara Sara Ranch, the owner's game scout's apprehended fish poachers.  The Police were then contacted to come and uplift the poachers.  The Police declined at first as they stated they had an inspection due on Monday 12th March, and therefore vehicles could not be used.
Mwenezi - Quagga Pan Ranch, invaders continue to chop down trees and are now ploughing near the homestead.  Jabula Ranch, a DDF tractor arrived on the farm and started uplifting all borehole piping and motors and dumped the piping adjacent to the war vet camp.  When confronted, the DDF tractor driver stated that they had been instructed by the Director General DDF to uplift all the materials because the farm then had to be fitted with new piping and motors for the war vets usage.
Gutu / Chatsworth - The situation remains the same.
Save Conservancy - Poaching continues unabated.  On Mkwasine Ranch there are very few animals left and poachers have now moved into the Arda area.  On Angus Ranch, the owner has received a letter from the war vets to say that they will beat up game scouts. 
    
Manicaland    
Mutare - On Laverstock Farm, the on going problem has not as yet been resolved.  Farmers have been badly affected financially.
 
Midlands
Shurugwi - Cattle on leased grazing on a farm in the area are alleged to have eaten an occupiers crops. The cattle were driven up to the owners homestead by occupiers who were enraged because the owner had not immediately come to see the damage, although they were not his animals. He is to meet with the occupiers today.
 
 
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Malcolm Vowles, Deputy Director (Admin & Projects) 04 309800-18 ddap@cfu.co.zw
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Law and order in Zimbabwe!!!!!!!!

Dear friends
                    I enclose a brief summary of events on Calgary since April 2000 for your interest.
    Anyone who claims that law and order rule in Zimbabwe needs their head examined.  The summary is in the form of a letter I wrote to the most senior police officer in charge of my area.  Please feel free to use the information in any way you feel constructive.
 
Love and blessings
                             David
 

CHIEF SUPERINTENDANT CHIPEMBERE

HARARE CENTRAL POLICE STATION

ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE

SOUTH AVENUE

HARARE

22nd February 2001

DEAR SIR

RE: THE SITUATION ON CALGARY FARM.

We received our first visit from war vets on April 13th 2000.

They made various illegal requests, which I turned down. I left the country for fear of my life on April 17th and returned on August 1st 2000.

During my absence they disrupted and harassed my labourers. They whipped and assaulted a number of them. They harassed and threatened my tenants working on the farm. This applied particularly to Mr. and Mrs. Reid, who run the roses, the dairy, and the arable crops. It also included other tenants who were simply living in houses of mine on the farm – the Farrs, Mr. la Grange, and Mr. Henry MacIlwaine. This included numerous threats of death, mutilation and torture. They completely disrupted farming operations. They prevented my tenant, Mr Reid, from growing wheat. They forbade him from planting crops. They also illegally invaded and occupied one of the offices on my farm, (next to the Carpentry shop).

I returned to the farm on August 1st. I was continually subjected to threatening messages from a Corporal Stanley Mapfumo, a self-styled war vet, who works as a driver at KG VI Army HQ. He claimed to be the "Base Commander". This man was violent, abusive, dangerous and completely unreasonable, and I chose to avoid him.

Provoked by his disgusting behaviour, Mr. Reid, Mr. Farr and myself sought a High Court order evicting him from the property, and a restraint order forbidden him, and those claiming rights under his authority, from setting foot on the property. We were successful in our application, and the orders were delivered to the Deputy sheriff.

The Deputy sheriff served the order on Cpl Mapfumo at Army HQ. After very considerable difficulties we eventually persuaded the deputy sheriff to go to Marlborough Police Station, and seek assistance from the Police to evict the squatters living on the farm, who were claiming rights under the authority of Mapfumo. Marlborough Police refused to act, so the eviction never took place. I delivered my copy of the order to the squatters on my farm, and they refused to move. Repeated attempts by both my lawyer and myself proved fruitless. The Police simply would not act upon a legal order from the High Court of Zimbabwe.

We continued to suffer abuse and harassment from the war vets on a regular basis. They refused to pay rent for their accommodation, and they would not even pay for electricity, so we cut it off from them. One of the squatters then assaulted my mechanic, Stewart, at my workshops, although he had nothing to do with the cutting off of the electricity. Stewart eventually retaliated and injured the squatter who had assaulted him. Stewart reported the assault to the Police, who never even recorded his statement. The squatter, who had assaulted him, then reported Stewart for assault, and his statement was taken! This was later over-ruled by the Officer in charge, Insp. Mkungunugwa, and nothing has happened since.

The squatters then left their illegal lodging, leaving their kit behind. Concerned that I would be blamed if anything went missing, I loaded up their kit and took it back to them on Glenara farm, where I left it in the care of one of them. On returning to their accommodation, I noticed that woodworms and white ants had seriously damaged the wooden building in which they had been living. Consequently I fumigated it for insects, locked the door, and put a notice on the door warning of the dangers of poison. A few days later they came and ripped my warning notice from the door. Cpl Mapfumo was with them, in contempt of High Court orders. From this time onwards he frequently came to the farm and harassed all and sundry.

In mid-November we had a visit from the acting DA, a Mr. Chihoto. About fifteen men including Mapfumo accompanied him. He, the DA, told me that he was taking my lands for resettlement. He emphasised that he was only interested in land – nothing else. I was not asked for my opinion – I was simply told that he was doing it. He told me that he had no interest in law and order. Insp. Mkungunugwa was there as a witness.

The following day I visited Insp. Mkungunugwa at Marlborough and asked if he would evict squatters if they tried to reoccupy my buildings. He replied that he would.

A few days later some squatters returned and ripped the lock and bolt off the office door. I reported this to Borrowdale Police and it was recorded as ‘breaking and entering’. I asked the Officer in charge if he would arrest the culprits, and he said he would – and that I should inform him when they returned.

During the same visit Chakwama stole two wooden doors from my carpentry shop worth some $6000. (This was reported in my letter to Marlborough police of 23rd November, 2000 - enclosed.)

A few days later the squatters had returned, and reoccupied the office. I chased them off as this was in contradiction to the DA’s instructions. I then collected their kit from the office and delivered it to Borrowdale Police Station.

A day or two later the squatters, who were also responsible for the breaking and entering, were back. I drove to Borrowdale Police Station, collected a police detail and had them arrested. Borrowdale police confirmed that they had committed a criminal offence and promised to charge them. The next day they were delivered back to their illegal lodgings in a Police Landrover from Marlborough Police Station, with their kit!

The abuse and harassment continued with Mapfumo visiting regularly. The foreman of the rose enterprise was assaulted, and my maid was threatened with dire consequences if she continued to work for me. My two gardeners were forced to role in the mud, and then beaten with a sjambok, and chased away. My old 80-year-old pensioner maid was also made to roll in the mud and chased away.

On the 16th and 18th December Mr. Reid and I left the farm for a break over Christmas.

On the night of Dec 22nd Mapfumo visited the farm at about midnight. He, together with about a dozen hangers on, went to the Hill House and found my sawmill tenants, the Snymans, who were renting the house and sawmill from me. They assaulted Mr. Snyman, abused his wife, clubbed their dogs with pick handles, and forcibly evicted them from the house. They loaded all their kit onto my pick-up and chased them away.

The police and Mr. Malcolm Vowles from CFU came out to defuse the situation.

Mr. Reid returned on the 8th Jan and I returned on the 18th Jan, 2001.

Since that day the Hill House is still illegally occupied, and the police, despite repeated requests, have refused to help. The squatters have been illegally using my water and electricity without payment.

On January 29th, after months of continuous threats and harassment, my tenants, the Farrs, eventually gave up and decided to move elsewhere. They left their house on the 29th January and the next morning one of the "war vets", Chakwama, decided to park in his car in their garage. This was an obvious act of provocation and indicated his intention of illegally moving into the house. I went down to the house, towed the vehicle out of the gate, and locked the gate.

(His vehicle was a battered pick-up, which I had seen being towed around the farm by a tractor in the last two weeks. When I towed it out, the doors were all locked and the handbrake was on, and it was in gear. As he would not have agreed to move it, and as it was locked, I had no option but to move it as it was.)

I returned home to the farm at approximately 1615 hours on Tuesday, 30th Jan 2001. As I drove towards the house I noticed a green army Mazda 323 with army "BF" numberplates and four occupants. I drove into my garage and this car followed me and stopped just outside the garage, presumably trying to block my way out. They had left some room, so I drove out of my yard and did a short circuit past the dairy and back to my house again.

After about fifteen minutes I noticed about six individuals, who I took to be so called "war vets", approaching my house from different directions. I started going round inside my house locking exterior doors. When I reached the kitchen, I noticed that two of the men were already inside the house with another one at the door. I approached them and asked them to get out of my house.

The first one started leaving, but the second one, Mapfumo, started shouting at me, "Do you think you a bull? Do you think you are a bull?" And with that he grabbed me by the front of my shirt and started assaulting me with his fists. At this the other two joined in and started punching and kicking me.

After some minutes they then dragged me out of the kitchen door by my feet. They dragged me about six meters and then continued assaulting me. At this point there were another group of six or more outside who joined in. I defended myself as best I could, but was no match for all nine of them. One had a large plank, another had a broomstick, and the rest were using boots and fists. They continued assaulting me for some time and then left me lying on the ground bleeding. I sustained multiple bruises to the head and jaw as well as a deep cut to the back of the head. I also sustained bruises to other parts of my body and a broken rib on the left side of my back. I drove in to a friend in town, who drove me to the Avenues clinic.

My assailants then went to Marlborough Police Station and reported me for assault! Supt. Kupara, O/C Harare Suburban District, came and took a statement off me at the Avenues Clinic, and I handed in a written statement to Marlborough Police.

Last weekend, 18th February, 2001, Chakwama moved into the Dairy House, recently vacated by the Farrs. He and his family are still in residence.

Threats and harassment continue on Mr. la Grange in Guest Cottage no 1, and Mr. Reid.

Since my assault I have had further threats of death and violence, and hence I am living with a friend in town.

CONCLUSION.

The following offences have been committed:

  1. My land has been illegally occupied.
  2. Two of my houses are illegally occupied.
  3. Damage to my business runs into millions.
  4. I have had property stolen and damaged.
  5. My tenants have been, and are being, prevented from growing crops.
  6. I have lost half of my wild animals to snaring in the general lawlessness.
  7. The fish in my dams have been poached out due to the general lawlessness.
  8. I have been threatened with death and injury.
  9. My workers have been assaulted.
  10. My workers have been harassed and intimidated.
  11. My tenants have been threatened, harassed, assaulted and chased away.
  12. Mapfumo is in contempt of the High Court eviction and restraint orders served upon him, and continues to commit the offences that led to the High Court orders in the first place.
  13. I have been severely assaulted.
  14. I am unable to live in my own house.

Can I expect any help from the police in this predicament?

YOURS VERY SINCERELY

 

 

DAVID WHEELER.

 

Copy Marlborough Police Station.

STOP PRESS – Friday 2nd March 2001

Since writing this letter I have had no positive response from the Police.

On Thursday my last remaining tenants, Mr Irvine Reid and his wife, Gayle, have been forced out of their house by death threats, and are leaving. This leaves the farm without senior management.

Stop Press. Wednesday March 13th, 2001. Still no reaction..

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MDC on Monday--Police Brutality

Innocent civilians and MDC leaders have in recent weeks been subjected to brutal attacks from people dressed in Zimbabwe National Army attire in the high-density suburbs of Harare and Chitungwiza. We now have evidence that hired ZANU PF thugs aided by the hooligan section of the war veterans dressed in Zimbabwe National Army attire are perpetrating the terror currently being experienced in the high density areas. The perpetrators of these barbaric acts of thuggery seek to confuse the nation and alienate ordinary people from the national army while they scare people into supporting Zanu PF. However the clumsy execution of their mission exposes them for what they are – confused political amateurs.

 We believe in the integrity of our defence of forces. We however know that there have been cases of infiltration in certain wings of the army and some officers have unwittingly aided the brutalization of innocent citizens. The Movement for Democratic Change believes that institutions such as the army, the police and the civil service are national institutions, which should remain, non-partisan, capable of serving any government elected by the people of Zimbabwe.

 The Movement for Democratic Change is however appalled by the clear partisan behaviour by the Zimbabwe Republic Police demonstrated most recently last Sunday (March 4) in Chitungwiza. The police force, which the previous day had published a mischievous and unfortunate statement that it had banned MDC political rallies in Chitungwiza, went on to wantonly beat up residents, particularly those who were gathering for the official opening of a market centre in St Mary’s Township by MDC president, Morgan Tsvangirai. This is hardly surprising if one recalls that a few weeks ago Police Commissioner Augustine Chihuri declared his membership of the moribund Zanu PF party.     

 He has chosen to abuse his position as Commissioner of Police to brutalise the people for and on behalf of Zanu PF in its struggle against the peace loving people of Zimbabwe against his oath to protect and defend them.

 The same police force has let Zanu PF thugs calling themselves war veterans terrorise commercial farmers and more importantly innocent farm labourers and other innocent Zimbabweans accused or suspected of being members or supporters of the MDC. The police are acting with such zest to crush peaceful meetings of opposition political parties while they facilitate and turn a blind eye to the criminal activities of Zanu PF thugs.

It is sad and a national tragedy that the police have taken a role as Zanu PF’s political hooligans with a brief to fight, maim and kill innocent citizens who require their protection.

 

The brutalization of MDC supporters and innocent residents of Harare and Chitungwiza and many other areas in Zimbabwe must not be viewed in isolation. It is part of a broader strategy by Zanu PF to maintain its hold on power by unlawful and evil means.

This strategy was conceived at the Zanu PF congress in December last year. It centres on violence and force. It is this crumbling party’s misguided belief that Zimbabweans can be terrorised into voting for Zanu PF. Zanu PF’s desperation now knows no bounds. They are holding in bondage the people with whose mandate they are supposed to govern, in the hope that the people would be terrorised into surrendering their right to choose their leaders.

 

The Zanu PF strategy also includes an assault on the judiciary with an aim to put a ‘Zanu PF’ puppet judiciary, which will deliver kangaroo justice. The strategy also envisages silencing the privately owned press and civic society as evidenced by the bombing of the Daily News printing press; the expulsion of foreign journalists; the attack on bona fide civic groups and the creation of bogus civic organisations.

 

We have seen and heard senior Zanu PF leaders including vice-president Joseph Msika openly encouraging, inciting and supporting violence and brutality against innocent Zimbabweans whose only “crime” is to exercise their constitutionally guaranteed right to belong or to support a political party of their choice. While Joseph Msika was frothing in the mouth telling some 200 Zanu PF thugs that the MDC is a dangerous party which must be crushed some 40km away another innocent victim of Zanu PF’s brutality, Gloria Olds was being murdered in cold blood by thugs believed to be sponsored by Zanu PF.

 

The people should not be hoodwinked, not for one moment into believing that MDC leaders who are being arrested and harassed have committed any crimes. Their only “crime” is that they have chosen to stand up against evil and in support of the people’s struggle to be free.

 

We in the MDC rejoice in that in less than 12 months time the people of this country will be called upon to pronounce Judgement on the wickedness of Zanu PF and its government~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Sunday Times - uk
March 11 2001 AFRICA
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Death on the farms: Martin Olds was shot in a siege last year. At right, David Olds, with his wife Laura and daughter Mandy, comforts his son Ryan at Gloria Olds's funeral
Photograph: Vicky Kaufman/Howard Burditt

Armour-piercing bullets used to gun down widow

R W Johnson

Britain scorns 'sinister' bid to end land grab | News chief sacked

WHEN David Olds saw the trail of blood near his mother's body, he realised that she must have crawled a short way after she was attacked. Around her were the remains of her three favourite dogs. Like her, all had been killed with armour-piercing bullets.

"I lost it, went off at the deep end," said Olds at the sight of his 72-year-old mother, Gloria, who was still mourning an elder son murdered a year earlier when she was shot 15 times at her farm gates last Sunday.

"I fired shots at the police, closed the gates and chased them away," Olds said, describing how he shut the property to all outsiders for several hours as he struggled to regain his composure. "She was just full of holes. I picked up her body and carried it into the shade."

The slaying of Gloria Olds was the latest, and probably the most shocking, of the eight murders of white farmers since President Robert Mugabe's war veterans and Zanu-PF supporters began invading their land in February last year.

Last April David Olds's brother, Martin, 44, was killed after a three-hour siege of his farm. Martin's widow, Cathy, and children Martine, 18, and Angus, 15, fled to England, arriving with £60.

David resolved to stay with his wife Laura, daughter Mandy, 14, and son Ryan, 11, and to protect his mother on the family's isolated Silver Streams farm at Nyamandlovu, 40 miles from Bulawayo.

Unusually, he had spent a night in the regional capital last weekend. On Sunday morning he was contacted by neighbours who said they had heard shooting. He sped back to the farm, but when he saw the police in his garden, he knew immediately that he was too late.

"My mother was lying in a pool of blood in the full sun," he said in his first interview. "They used armour-piercing shells against my mother. And then they walked over to shoot her dogs, from about two yards' range. They just cut them to pieces with those bullets, there was blood all over the place.

"One of the dogs had been run over in a farm accident and its back legs had dragged on the ground but my mother was so fond of it, it went everywhere with her. It couldn't hurt a fly but they just tore that one apart like they did the others."

Olds, 43, had no hesitation in blaming the Mugabe government for his mother's death. Mugabe had incited violence against white farmers and created a climate of lawlessness to improve his chances of victory in the forthcoming presidential election. "Mugabe is just determined to win at any cost and people are going to go on getting killed as part of that. They can kill us with impunity."

His view was echoed by the Rev Paul Andrianotos, the South African-born Presbyterian minister at Gloria Olds's funeral in St Andrew's Church, Bulawayo, on Friday.

"It's a sad day when leaders tolerate and in some cases encourage lawlessness," the minister told his predominantly white congregation. "It is sad when a Zanu-PF official says, 'We are willing to let this country go to ruin so that we can stay in power.' " The minister, whose application for a new work permit has been refused following similar comments he made at the funeral of Martin Olds, described Gloria's killers as "cowards and scum".

David Olds said he had spent much of the last week re-enacting his mother's last moments in his mind, blaming himself for having failed to save her. "The trouble is there was quite a lot of cover for them to hide by the gate. I should have cleared that. I came down here to protect her, after all, and I failed, didn't I?" he said.

At the same time he is determined to help the police in their investigation, and has dug some of the 30 bullets fired at his mother out of the ground. He said much of the ammunition was "bright and shiny, just out of the packet", leading him to suspect her killing was a carefully planned operation.

"My mother's Toyota Hilux was well-known in the area - she was extremely well-liked and had a tremendous rapport with the black community especially," he said. "So of course people noticed the two guys who drove off in her Hilux and they've been identified as the same guys who had a drink in the bar at Nyamandlovu, our local village, the previous day.

"They were clearly watching the farm and waiting for me to go. They must have been waiting at the farm gate at 6.30am when she came down to open it like she did every morning."

Olds said the attacks on his family were "pure politics", and pointed out that his brother's Compensation farm, next door to Silver Streams, had not even been listed for government takeover at the time of his murder. "But they listed it straightaway afterwards," he said. "I suppose they felt they had to. Mother's farm wasn't listed either but maybe they'll list it now.

"The motive certainly wasn't theft. They went into the farmhouse but they didn't take the wages money that was lying on the table, they didn't even take booze or the guns in the house. They just took her handbag and the Hilux keys. Then they drove it into town, locked it and threw the keys away. They used it purely as a getaway vehicle."

Olds's mother had borne a succession of tragedies with characteristic resilience, her son said. "My sister Elizabeth died at 18 in a car accident. Then my mother's mother died three years ago. And then my father three months later. And then Martin.

"But she kept on the farm and ran two butchers' shops. I tried hard to persuade her to carry a gun but she wouldn't. Those guys with the armour-piercing shells were up against an unarmed woman. And when they'd riddled her with bullets they took the engagement and wedding rings off her fingers."

Olds has been touched by the response of other local farmers and by many black people. "My mother was widely loved. I was in the butchers' shop the other morning and some war vets came in. I thought, 'So what do you guys want?' But they'd come to say how sorry they were, how they'd really liked her."

Despite his love of Zimbabwe, Olds is weighing up the risks of staying on. Mandy and Ryan, he said, "ask me, are you going to get shot too, Dad? I have lots of questions but no answers. Without any law, what are we?"

"I lost it, went off at the deep end," said Olds at the sight of his
72-year-old mother, Gloria, who was still mourning an elder son murdered a
year earlier when she was shot 15 times at her farm gates last Sunday. "I
fired shots at the police, closed the gates and chased them away," Olds
said, describing how he shut the property to all outsiders for several hours
as he struggled to regain his composure. "She was just full of holes. I
picked up her body and carried it into the shade."
 
The slaying of Gloria Olds was the latest, and probably the most shocking,
of the eight murders of white farmers since President Robert Mugabe's war
veterans and ZANU-PF supporters began invading their land in February last
year. Last April David Olds's brother, Martin, 44, was killed after a
three-hour siege of his farm. Martin's widow, Cathy, and children Martine,
18, and Angus, 15, fled to England, arriving with £60. David resolved to
stay with his wife Laura, daughter Mandy, 14, and son Ryan, 11, and to
protect his mother on the family's isolated Silver Streams farm at
Nyamandlovu, 40 miles from Bulawayo.
 
Unusually, he had spent a night in the regional capital last weekend. On
Sunday morning he was contacted by neighbours who said they had heard
shooting. He sped back to the farm, but when he saw the police in his
garden, he knew immediately that he was too late. "My mother was lying in a
pool of blood in the full sun," he said in his first interview. "They used
armour-piercing shells against my mother. And then they walked over to shoot
her dogs, from about two yards' range. They just cut them to pieces with
those bullets, there was blood all over the place. One of the dogs had been
run over in a farm accident and its back legs had dragged on the ground but
my mother was so fond of it, it went everywhere with her. It couldn't hurt a
fly but they just tore that one apart like they did the others."
 
(Why no protests at Zimbabwe House, by so-called animal-rights
activists? -Ed).
 
Olds, 43, had no hesitation in blaming the Mugabe government for his
mother's death. Mugabe had incited violence against white farmers and
created a climate of lawlessness to improve his chances of victory in the
forthcoming presidential election. "Mugabe is just determined to win at any
cost and people are going to go on getting killed as part of that. They can
kill us with impunity."
 
His view was echoed by the Rev Paul Andrianotos, the South African-born
Presbyterian minister at Gloria Olds's funeral in St Andrew's Church,
Bulawayo, on Friday. "It's a sad day when leaders tolerate and in some cases
encourage lawlessness," the minister told his predominantly white
congregation. "It is sad when a ZANU-PF official says, 'We are willing to
let this country go to ruin so that we can stay in power.' " The minister,
whose application for a new work permit has been refused following similar
comments he made at the funeral of Martin Olds, described Gloria's killers
as "cowards and scum".
 
David Olds said he had spent much of the last week re-enacting his mother's
last moments in his mind, blaming himself for having failed to save her.
"The trouble is there was quite a lot of cover for them to hide by the gate.
I should have cleared that. I came down here to protect her, after all, and
I failed, didn't I?" he said. At the same time he is determined to help the
police in their investigation, and has dug some of the 30 bullets fired at
his mother out of the ground. He said much of the ammunition was "bright and
shiny, just out of the packet", leading him to suspect her killing was a
carefully planned operation.
 
"My mother's Toyota Hilux was well-known in the area - she was extremely
well-liked and had a tremendous rapport with the black community
especially," he said. "So of course people noticed the two guys who drove
off in her Hilux and they've been identified as the same guys who had a
drink in the bar at Nyamandlovu, our local village, the previous day. They
were clearly watching the farm and waiting for me to go. They must have been
waiting at the farm gate at 6.30am when she came down to open it like she
did every morning." Olds said the attacks on his family were "pure
politics", and pointed out that his brother's Compensation farm, next door
to Silver Streams, had not even been listed for government take-over at the
time of his murder. "But they listed it straightaway afterwards," he said.
"I suppose they felt they had to."
 
"Mother's farm wasn't listed either but maybe they'll list it now. The
motive certainly wasn't theft. They went into the farmhouse but they didn't
take the wages money that was lying on the table, they didn't even take
booze or the guns in the house. They just took her handbag and the Hilux
keys. Then they drove it into town, locked it and threw the keys away. They
used it purely as a getaway vehicle."
 
Olds's mother had borne a succession of tragedies with characteristic
resilience, her son said. "My sister Elizabeth died at 18 in a car accident.
Then my mother's mother died three years ago. And then my father three
months later. And then Martin. But she kept on the farm and ran two
butchers' shops. I tried hard to persuade her to carry a gun but she
wouldn't. Those guys with the armour-piercing shells were up against an
unarmed woman. And when they'd riddled her with bullets they took the
engagement and wedding rings off her fingers."
 
Olds has been touched by the response of other local farmers and by many
black people. "My mother was widely loved. I was in the butchers' shop the
other morning and some war vets came in. I thought, 'So what do you guys
want?' But they'd come to say how sorry they were, how they'd really liked
her." Despite his love of Zimbabwe, Olds is weighing up the risks of staying
on. Mandy and Ryan, he said, "ask me, are you going to get shot too, Dad? I
have lots of questions but no answers. Without any law, what are we?"
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(I was sent this document at the end of February ........ if anyone can send me an update on the group's activities I would be grateful ...... Karen)

UNITED PEOPLE for
NATIONAL SURVIVAL
PO Box BE 638, Belvedere, Harare
 
PRESS RELEASE
 

 United People for National Survival say:
“Time to Say No”
 
United People for National Survival, a new group formed to mobilise opposition to the
dangerous policies of this government, is today launching a national campaign to
encourage people to say “No” to the continued misrule of the current regime.
 
The campaign, which will begin with a series of hard-hitting advertisements in the
national media, will focus on 12 of the government’s policies or their consequences –
including inflation, unemployment, farm seizures and the DRC war – which are bringing
poverty to millions of Zimbabweans.
 
David Chimhini, spokesman for UPNS, said today:
 
“United People for National Survival is a group of people from all walks of life that
believes it is time to say ‘no’ to the path of destruction upon which our country is set
under our current leaders.
 
“Their systematic destruction of our economy is destroying jobs and livelihoods.  Our
army’s involvement in the DRC – a conflict in which our people have no interest but
which brings huge wealth to a few generals and government ministers – is costing lives
and causing even more poverty.
 
“Our people face rocketing prices and shortages of basic goods like fuel – and even food
– while a small number of those in power live in luxury at our expense.  Our farmers and
farm workers are terrorised by thugs paid by the government, while land is parceled out
to cronies of the president.
 
“The madness that is bringing our country to its knees has one purpose: to keep one man
in power.”
 
 “We told him in June that we had had enough, but with murder, violence, intimidation
and vote-rigging, he stole the election.”
 
“UPNS believes that all that is necessary for evil to prevail is for good people to do
nothing.  We cannot sit back and watch while that one man destroys what should be the
most successful country in Africa.”
 
“The country is bleeding and we need to stop the bleeding but change will not happen by
itself as the present government no longer serves or listens to its people.  That is why we
are standing up to tell him that enough is enough and it is time to say “NO”.
 

“Various initiatives will evolve in the next weeks.   We ask all Zimbabweans who
believe in these to support them in whatever way they are able to.”
 
“We urge everybody who is worried about their future and their country’s future to join
us and make your voice heard.”
 

ENDS
 
 
 
Notes for Editors
 
United People for National Survival is not a political party. It is a broadly based movement
supported by workers, managers, businessmen, farmers, trade unionists and others, representing
all walks of life and all sections of society.  UPNS believes that by mobilising mass public
support it can help to bring to an end the destructive policies of the Mugabe regime and promote a
better future for Zimbabwe.
 
 
 

UPNS spokespersons at Press Conference Tuesday 3 October 2000 are :
 

David CHIMHINI - Co-ordinator
 
Wilfred MHANDA - Representative of Zimbabwe Liberators Platform
 
Lydia ZIGOMO-NYATSANZA - Director of Women’s Lawyers Association
 

PRAYERS
 
Rev Canon Tim NEILL - Vicar General of the Anglican Diocese of Harare
 
Archbishop Pius NCUBE - Archbishop of Bulawayo – was praying for us but
  unable to be present and sent his apologies
 
The group has many thousands of supporters some of whom do not wish to be identified for fear
of retribution by the regime.
 
.
 

Attachments: 1. Copy of the first UPNS ‘No’ advertisement.
2. There will be at least 12 individual adverts.   Examples of three are attached.  At least three adverts
will be publicised at any one time.
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Dear All
I am quietly jealous of the "boring" life all those out of Zimbabwe seem to
lead. Ours on the farm at the moment consists of continuous downpours with
cyclone whistling down the Mozambique channel, almost daily ZESA power cuts
as they try to reduce
electricity imports as there is a small forex problem, petrol and diesel
shortages with queues in Harare stretching for kilometers with some people
sleeping in their cars overnight to ensure petrol the next day, the farmers
security position is not good with the potential for more murdererous
bastards attacking weak 72 year old ladies - so yes, I am envious and wish
to be bored for a while.

I flew down to Bulawayo yesterday for Gloria Old's funeral, on the same
plane by the way as David Colthart and his (white Matabele) body guards.
Contrary to rumour the Colthart family is not in hiding and is leading a
more or less normal life.

Gloria was shot whilst opening her gate last Sunday morning. Her son David,
who was probably the thugs target, was in Bulawayo at the time of her death.
After pumping 15 AK 47 rounds into her and mutilating the body,  and also
killing three of her dogs, the brave thugs broke into the house - a supposed
motive of theft. However Gloria's pistol was still at her bedside, cash for
wages left on her desk, nothing taken except a few clothes and her vehicle
which when found abandoned had everything including its radio intact. David
Olds is quite an excitable man and would not allow anybody including
neighbouring farmers nor the police to enter the homestead. In fact he fired
a shot in the air when police approached, for which he will now probably be
arrested. The farmers were worried that because he was unstable he might
take his own life.
I  now copy an edited piece from the priests sermon at the
service and send this around to anybody who may be interested. He by the way
has had his residence permit rescinded and flies out today.
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EXCERPTS FROM THE PRIEST ADDRESS AT THE FUNERAL SERVICE OF GLORIA OLDS
 We are here today to give thanks for the life of Gloria Elizabeth Olds - a
mother, grandmother, sister, colleague and friend.
Gloria leaves behind her son David, who's married to Laura, and their two
children, Mandy and Ryan.
Gloria also leaves behind her other grandchildren, Martine and Angus, the
children of Kathy and Martin, her son who was murdered less than a year ago.
At the time of her death, Gloria was still grief stricken over Martins
death.
Gloria's other child, Elizabeth was killed in a motor accident in 1978. Her
Husband, Alf died three and a half years ago of emphysema, at home so Gloria
could be with him.
She also leave behind three sisters, all living in South Africa.
Gloria was a strong person - and had to be to survive. This strong willed,
no fuss, independent person was also compassionate. She looked after
children from the nearby George Silundika school - many black children were
brought to her because of illness, hunger or poverty. The children always
left fed, clothed and cared for. She spoke the local language fluently and
got on well with the locals.
Her grandchildren in the UK, Martine and Angus sent this email - " Our
Darling Gogo, such a strong lady, whom was so proud of her two strong sons.
Whilst evil may try and destroy our family, nothing can ever destroy our
precious memories. When we were small, we stuck on the cupboard in your
bedroom luminous stars and moons. In your last letter to us, you mentioned
how they still shone when the lights went out and that made you happy as you
thought of us. Gogo, now when we look up at the night sky, we will see you
as the other bright star shining next to our dad's. We love you bigger than
the sky. Martine and Angus.

Today's reading comes from 1 and 2 Samuel.
"Now the Philistines fought against Israel. The Israelites fell before them,
and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa. The Phillistines pressed hard after
Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons, Jonathan and Abinadab and
Malki-Shua".
A person then comes and tells David - Listen how he responds -
"Then David and all the men with him took hold of their clothes and tore
them. They mourned and wept and fasted till evening for Saul and his son
Jonathan, and for the army of the Lord and the house of Israel, because they
had fallen by the sword."

When the life of a loved one is taken away, especially in such a brutal and
cowardly way, we have the right to express our grief.
We have the right to show anger.
We have the right to privacy, to be alone.
On Sunday after David came across the body of his mother, he had the right
to grieve. He had the right to be alone with his mother, to lie down next to
her, to sit with her. A right no one should be denied.
He had a right to privacy- privacy from the press, and even from the police
and farmer friends.
He had the right to be angry - to be angry with me and God. A right that the
psalmist, David often used.
David Olds had the right to be angry with people who wanted to intrude when
he was not ready.

A 70 odd year old also has the right to dignity in death and so it was
fitting that Glorias body be covered and removed, so that she would not
become a spectacle for others.
These cowards with an AK 47, were able to steal Gloria's life, but they were
not able to steal her dignity - a dignity secured by her son, David.
A 72 year old , who has laboured tirelessly, deserves dignity.
If she could have died in Martins place she would have but the death on
Sunday could have been that of David and the grandchildren as well.
They may have taken away the life of Gloria, but they can not take away the
love she had for her family, nor can they take away the good memories.

I say to all farmers here, they may take away your land, but they can never
take away the love your family has for you - love that is far more important
than land.

I quote from the editorial of the Bulawayo Chronicle - "The anguish of the
Olds family of Nyamandhlovu, who lost their second member to violent
shooting inside 11 months is shared by responsible citizens.
72 year old Mrs Gloria Olds had doggedly remained on her farm despite the
brutal slaying of her son Martin, last April. Her reward was to be killed in
a hail of bullets, together with her dogs.

In truth barbarism knows no bounds.

Even in a war scenario-which to our knowledge does not apply here - the
murder of an old woman so callous a manner is bereft of honour, and leaves
civilised society cold.
(THE EDITOR OF THE CHRONICLE HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED.)
The priest continues -
It is a sad day when one has to say farewell to a loved one. It is even a
sadder day when that person does not die peacefully, but is shot down in
cold blood. It is a sad day when one can not live peacefully on ones own
property.
It is a sad day for the police and law and order, that they said when
informed that they had no transport - no roadblocks were set up and it was
left to the farmers to try and track down the missing vehicle. They put up
two planes and used their own vehicles to try and track down the
perpetrators.
It is a sad day when Mbeki only acts against Mugabe because of external
pressure.
It is a sad day when a Zanu PF official says "We are willing to let this
country go to ruin so that we can stay in power."
It is a sad day when leaders no longer care about the well;fare of their
people, when they have no compassion.
It is a sad day when leaders tolerate and in some cases encourage
lawlessness.
It is a sad day when men need semi-automatic weapons to murder a 72-year old
woman. They are not men, they are boys, not even boys, they are SCUM. They
are cowards.
For them I have bad news - "Cursed is the man who kills his neighbour
secretly" (Deut 27:24) Cursed is the man who accepts a bribe to kill an
innocent person. Cursed is the man who holds justice from the alien, the
fatherless and the widow.
PRAYER
Father god, I thank you for those people who have committed their lives to
law and order. I thank you for those persons who are willing to work in the
Police Force. Lord I pray for your blessing upon those who uphold and
administer the law fairly. Lord for those who do not, I pray for your CURSE
to be upon them.
For those persons responsible for murder, especially the murder of Gloria
Olds, I pray that they be cursed and they be aware from this moment that
they are cursed.
God is a God of love and forgiveness - curses can be removed and forgiven.
The consequences of sin need to be faced, whether that be a jail sentence,
deathsentence or something else, it now lies in their hands.
The Committal then followed and David and his family were left to be alone
with the coffin.

I flew back to Harare rather subdued and angry, but heartened by the
enormous
strength shown by my farming friends in Matabeleland.
Please pray for David Olds and his family.

Anthony Swire-Thompson
_________________________________________________________________________

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In this issue :
  • Ghost squads spread terror - Times
  • French polishing for a tyrant - STimes (UK)
  • Clipped wings - STimes (SA)
  • The Pink Panther - STimes (SA)

From The Times (UK), 12 March

Mugabe's ghost squads spread terror at night

Our correspondent reports on a sinister group and the young men who vanish in Zimbabwe

To Blessed Nkano and his friends, the armed enforcers who descend on their Zimbabwe township after dark in Land Rovers with blacked-out windows are known as the "ghost squad". They wear no uniforms and carry no identity cards, but after they have gone through the beer halls and nightclubs beating young men like Mr Nkano, 19, the ghost squad retreat into the night, taking a victim with them.

In the past fortnight, 11 young men have disappeared from St Mary's township after these late-night raids. Local churchmen and human rights groups can find no trace of them in any police station or detention centre. Nobody is in doubt that this is the work of President Mugabe's feared CIO, which, in a country that cannot find money for food or petrol, has just been given another £20 million budget to create havoc.

Informers say that Mr Mugabe has chastised the war veterans for not being savage enough in dealing with his enemies, so he has turned to professionals to do the job. Mr Nkano now has to spend most nights sleeping in the maize fields that fringe Harare's biggest township at Chitungwiza because the ghost squads have twice tried to abduct him from his parents' home in recent days. He admits to being a local organiser for the MDC, the opposition party, but in their nightly round-ups the CIO men do not much care whom they thrash or abduct as long as St Mary's gets the message that dissent can seriously damage your health.

When the authorities were asked by the MDC leadership to explain the need for so much police and security activity in St Mary's, the answer was that it was an undercover operation aimed at capturing a gang of South African and Angolan car thieves. The attacks are not confined to St Mary's. Across Zimbabwe, the bloodshed that plagued last year's elections has continued - with much of it being blamed on ruling party militants illegally occupying white-owned farms in a government campaign to confiscate land to hand over to blacks. More recently Mr Mugabe has been accused of intimidating judges, expelling independent journalists and harassing his political opponents.

The violence has prompted Francis Maude, Britain's Shadow Foreign Secretary, to label Mr Mugabe a "thug and a murderer". Mr Maude condemned the French Government for receiving Mr Mugabe in Paris, accusing it of handing him a propaganda coup, and reiterated his call for Zimbabwe to be suspended from the Commonwealth. Mr Maude told BBC1's Breakfast with Frost yesterday: "I think the time has come for the Commonwealth to make it absolutely clear that the veneer of respectability that Zimbabwe's membership of the Commonwealth gives should be removed. What it does is to give to Mugabe this sort of sense that he is an internationally respected statesman. He is not. He is a thug and a murderer now, and that should be made very clear."

Opposition leaders in Zimbabwe and MPs in Britain have bitterly attacked the French and Belgian Governments for agreeing to meet Mr Mugabe during his European tour this month. It is unlikely that Mr Mugabe raised the subject of the attacks in St Mary's while taking tea with President Chirac, but they make a mockery of his protestations abroad that there are no human rights abuses in Zimbabwe. Last week the CIO invaded the home of the MDC MP for St Mary's, Job Sikhala, who is his party's spokesman for security and police matters in parliament. Also last week, two youths, David Chipunza and Terence Saunyama, were dragged into the back of a Land Rover Discovery - provided as aid by the British Government - in a 4am raid on St Mary's. Their whereabouts are unknown.

The first indication that the CIO had a new lease of life came last month with a spate of thefts of vehicle registration plates from car breakers' yards. Before, they had not bothered with number plates on their government-issue vehicles, but have decided this draws unwanted attention to their antics. Tony Reeler, the director of the human rights group Amani Trust, said: "While the war veterans, the police and Army get the blame for all the violence, there is ample evidence from informers and eyewitnesses that the CIO are now infiltrating such organisations. Nobody enjoys the licence the CIO gets, and unlike most secret services they do not care who knows it. They want communities to fear them."

Mr Reeler is worried that the CIO has been unleashed even though President Mugabe insists that no presidential election is imminent. "Does this mean we are going to see the worst chapter of human rights abuses this country has ever witnessed and have to suffer 13 months of this sort of brutality to beat the opposition into submission?" he said. "Only Mugabe knows."

From The Sunday Times, 11 March

French polishing for a tyrant

Don't be surprised by the red carpet for Mugabe in Paris - France often cosies up to African dictators

Guards in plumed caps and ceremonial tunics stood to attention as the black Mercedes purred into the Elysée Palace courtyard on Tuesday. Out stepped Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, clearly savouring the presidential honours. Although reviled in Britain, he can still count on the French to roll out a red carpet. With its accommodating politicians, excellent food and good shopping, Paris is a favourite destination for African dictators taking a break from troubles at home; and there may be no better political deodorant for a despot stinking of corruption than a pomp-filled tête-à-tête with a French president. It should come as no surprise that Jacques Chirac seemed so willing to oblige Mugabe.

He arrived fresh from the incident in Brussels on Monday when Peter Tatchell, the gay and human rights activist who accuses Mugabe of torture, was punched in the face by Mugabe's bodyguards and left barely conscious in the gutter after trying to make a "citizen's arrest". Mugabe, who had just concluded a polite lunch with Poul Nielsen, the European Union's development commissioner, chuckled with aides in the back of a BMW. The Herald, a Mugabe organ in Harare, said Tatchell "should be thankful that the president's security men did not shoot him down like a dog". Asked about the unpleasantness in Belgium, Mugabe chuckled knowingly once more. "That was Brussels," he said. "This is Paris."

The French are not known for squeamishness in relations with African leaders whose neglect of democracy often goes hand in hand with unbridled sovereignty over mineral riches. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing may have come to regret the gift of diamonds he accepted from Jean-Bedel Bokassa, the "emperor" of the Central African Republic, who was accused of eating some of his victims; and Jean-Christophe Mitterrand, son of the last president, may have come to ponder the wisdom of African liaisons that have led to accusations of illegal arms dealing in Angola.

Yet old habits die hard and the Elysée relished exploiting Mugabe's falling out with Britain and recruiting him to its "Francophone" Africa club - even if he does not speak French. Membership perks are numerous, not least a law dating back to 1881 that is designed to protect heads of state, however unsavoury, from being insulted in France. In Paris last week, a motley assortment of leaders from Congo, Chad and Gabon made use of this image-laundering facility to take a French author to court for having had the temerity to question their credentials. Mugabe may not yet have received a Légion d'Honneur, the medal doled out by the bucketload in French-speaking Africa, and Chirac made a point of not greeting him at the front door so as not to be filmed shaking his hand. But Mugabe seemed more than happy with drum rolls, a fanfare and six dozen palace guards.

What had been billed as a 15-minute "meet and greet" session had turned into a 45-minute exchange in which Chirac was happy to focus more on pacifying the Great Lakes region of Central Africa than on Mugabe's pacification of his opposition. While Chirac officially was said to have expressed "concern" at events in Zimbabwe, Mugabe came away beaming. Pausing in front of the cameras on the way out of the Elysée, he called the talks "very friendly". In his £2,300-a-night presidential suite at the Prince de Galles - "we are very discreet", says a public relations consultant - he told Zoe Eisenstein, a journalist for Radio France Internationale, that Chirac had indeed raised the "land question". But this, Chirac had obligingly suggested, was an issue between Britain and Zimbabwe in which the French were strictly neutral.

Mugabe said Chirac had told him that the French "were not going to allow themselves to be influenced by Britain to take a wrong decision against us and we were very happy about that". Downing Street seemed anxious not to make this Gallic courtship of Britain's favourite bogeyman the subject of an open diplomatic tiff. "We told the French, 'If you're going to have this meeting, we hope President Chirac will use it to draw attention to the internal situation,' " a Whitehall source said, referring euphemistically to the harassment and murder of white farmers, the muzzling of the press, the dismantling of the independent judiciary and the intimidation of the opposition. Francis Maude, the shadow foreign secretary, angrily telephoned the French ambassador in London to complain about Chirac's "extraordinary lack of European solidarity". The French, as is their wont in hearing complaints from across the Channel, simply shrugged.

From The Sunday Times (SA), 11 March

Regional leaders clip Bob's wings

Mugabe loses control of defence 'organ'

Southern African leaders have taken the first step to curtailing Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's influence in the region. The leaders decided at the SADC extraordinary summit in Windhoek, Namibia, that the "organ" on politics, defence and security should be integrated into the SADC structure and should report to the regional body's chairman. Until now it has functioned independently of the SADC, under Mugabe's chairmanship. In future the chairmanship will be rotated annually.

A communique issued after the summit said the leaders had "agreed that the structure, operations and functions of the organ shall be regulated by the protocol on politics, defence and security co-operation" and coordinated at summit level. This means it would no longer be able to act unilaterally and its decisions would have to be endorsed by regional leaders before being implemented. "An individual will no longer be able to take a decision on behalf of the region," a senior government official said.

Zimbabwe has tried to underplay the significance of the decision on Mugabe's influence. Zimbabwe's High Commissioner to South Africa, Simon Khaya Moyo, said the decision was "in the interest of all of us in the region". He said that Zimbabwe supported the restructuring of SADC and did not see the changes as having an effect on Mugabe's regional influence. "We want to strengthen SADC and we are not going to allow our leaders to be divided," he said.

The control of the organ has been a source of concern among some leaders in the region. Former South African President and SADC chairman Nelson Mandela clashed with Mugabe over the issue. In 1998 Mugabe angered some leaders when he persuaded Angola and Namibia to send troops to the DRC to help Laurent Kabila in his war against rebel forces supported by Rwanda and Uganda. Mugabe will continue to chair the organ until the next summit in Malawi in August, where a decision will be taken on his successor as chairman. The Malawi summit will also review the decision on troops deployed in the DRC.

The Namibia summit, which was called to discuss the restructuring of the SADC, agreed to phase out its 21 commissions and sectors. It intends to replace them with four core directorates within two years. The communique issued after the summit said the leaders had also signed a declaration on firearms aimed at eradicating the illicit manufacturing, stockpiling and trafficking of weapons in the region. They expressed concern that the arms were contributing to the high level of instability, prolonged conflict and social dislocation in the region and the continent. The declaration is the first stage towards the development of a regional protocol.

The jockeying for the position of executive secretary was resolved when the acting incumbent, Dr Prega Ramsamy, was appointed for four years. Five countries had put up candidates for the position. It had been vacant since 1999 when Kaire Mbuende, a Namibian politician, was sacked. DRC President Joseph Kabila, who attended the summit for the first time since coming to power, was congratulated for the steps he had taken to bring peace to his country. He was also praised for opening the way for Botswana's former President Ketumile Masire, the facilitator for the inter-Congolese political dialogue, to resume his work.

From The Sunday Times (SA), 11 March

The pink panther stalking Mugabe

Gay activist who was beaten by the Zimbabwean leader's bodyguards tells why he turned on the man he once revered as a liberation hero

London - When Robert Mugabe publicly thanked Peter Tatchell for his contribution to the Zimbabwean struggle four years ago, little did he know that soon he would not be speaking to him. In fact, that their relationship would break down so badly that Tatchell would soon be stalking his former hero - trying to arrest him.

In the 1970s Tatchell had marched alongside young Zimbabwean firebrands like Didymus Mutasa, who later became Speaker of Parliament, and Chen Chimutengwende, who became information minister. He also raised funds to buy medical kits for Zanu guerrillas fighting against Ian Smith's racist government. But, on Monday, Tatchell was knocked unconscious by Mugabe's bodyguards. When Mugabe met European Union leaders in Belgium, the slim, lone figure of Tatchell emerged in a hotel lobby and tried to arrest Mugabe on human-rights charges. The resulting scuffle in which Mugabe's bodyguards beat up Tatchell led to international condemnation of Mugabe and his government.

Speaking to the Sunday Times from his small flat in a working-class area of London on Thursday, Tatchell accused Mugabe of becoming an "Ian Smith with a black face", branding him a "despot". "I hoped Zanu and Mugabe would ensure black majority rule to create a truly democratic, multiracial society based on equality for everyone. None of that has happened," he said. "Poor Zimbabweans have benefited very little, and having suffered so much in the liberation struggle this is terrible."

Some call Tatchell a loony leftie. He has been in more than a thousand demonstrations and has been involved in the gay "outing" of politicians and bishops who had publicly attacked gay and lesbian people. He was once called a "homosexual terrorist" by the Daily Mail newspaper, and the London Sunday Times branded him public enemy number one. However, this week, after his challenge to Mugabe in Belgium, he was being hailed by the same newspapers as a hero.

Born in Australia in 1952, he moved to Britain in 1969 and has been involved in gay and human rights causes ever since. His confrontational methods of protest, which include directly challenging and exposing homophobes and dictators, have led to his becoming a hated figure in Britain. He also took part in the struggle against apartheid and actively and successfully lobbied President Thabo Mbeki - then an ANC leader based in Lusaka - to include a gay rights clause in the ANC's constitutional principles.

The lobbying led to meetings with the ANC's constitutional guru, Albie Sachs, and the inclusion of the first explicit gay and lesbian rights clause in the world in South Africa's final constitution. Tatchell's involvement with South Africa began when he joined a protest against the South African surf lifesaving team that visited Australia in 1971. From then on he attended marches and other activities to protest against apartheid.

During the interview this week, Tatchell frequently stopped speaking because he said he was still getting dizzy spells from his beating by Mugabe's men. He was surrounded by thousands of books and memorabilia from his more than 30 years of gay activism. A South African flag flew on his bookcase. Very slightly built, Tatchell hardly strikes one as the type to challenge Mugabe and the many other powerful figures that have drawn his wrath. Unlike his neighbours, Tatchell has metal security bars on the windows of his flat. He has been attacked more than 300 times. Mugabe's men videotaped his actions in Brussels and have threatened to kill him.

On the day in 1997 when Mugabe thanked Tatchell for his activism, he asked him what he was involved in. "When I told him that I was a gay activist he spluttered into his tea," Tatchell said. Two years later, in late 1999 after Mugabe called gays animals, Tatchell and a few fellow activists forced Mugabe's limousine to stop in London and Tatchell opened the door and grabbed the Zimbabwean leader. He told him that he was under arrest on charges of torture under the 1984 UN Convention. "Mugabe was very happy when I was involved in the liberation struggle," Tatchell said. "I do not wish to impose anything on Zimbabwe. I simply want all the people of Zimbabwe to be treated with respect."

Now he plans to widen his attacks on Zimbabwe's leadership by exposing the corrupt business activities of at least four of the country's top politicians. Tatchell intends to use the information to have the leaders' accounts in European banks frozen and their overseas properties seized. "Some of them seem to have fabulous wealth acquired since they came to power, but at the same time price increases are hitting ordinary Zimbabweans hard," Tatchell said.
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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is under fire for the civil unrest which has rocked his country.
'Our hero' now an oppressor
By GEOFFREY GODDARD
11mar01

THE Federal Government has been urged to ban a visit by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe because of his links to widespread human rights abuses in the African nation.

Mr Mugabe is due to attend a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Brisbane in October.

But members of the Zimbabwean community say Mugabe should not be allowed to visit Australia for the summit.

"He has a lot of blood on his hands," said a Zimbabwean woman who has lived in Melbourne for eight years. "He gets people to do his dirty work so his hands are clean."

The woman asked that her name not be used because she feared reprisals against relatives in Zimbabwe.

"What is most unfortunate is that at independence he was our hero."

The woman said the "evil" Mr Mugabe should not be allowed to attend the Brisbane CHOGM because "he has brought Zimbabweans to their knees".

A dominating figure in Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980, Mr Mugabe leads a nation scarred by political violence and intimidation, economic decline and corruption in high places.

His leadership was in the international spotlight last year when a terror campaign by his followers left at least 25 opposition supporters and five white farmers dead.

The campaign began after Mr Mugabe suffered his first defeat at the ballot box when voters rejected constitutional changes which would have given him more power.

The defeat rattled Mr Mugabe and led to the postponement of a general election due last April.

When the election was eventually held in June it resulted in a narrow win by his ZANU-PF party.

The violent occupations of hundreds of white farms during campaigning for the general election were regarded as an attempt by Mr Mugabe to exploit the emotional issue of land redistribution for political gain.

The Melbourne woman said: "People are fed up, but what can they do? If they demonstrate they risk being killed. He is a desperate man who will do anything to stay in power."

Her opinions were echoed by a Zimbabwean businessman who settled in Australia with his family three years ago.

The businessman said there was a "strong feeling" within the Zimbabwean community that Mr Mugabe should not be invited to the Brisbane summit.

"You can take it for granted that most Zimbabweans agree he should not be accorded any international recognition," he said.

There was also strong criticism of the African leader from a Melbourne academic who is a former member of the ZANU-PF party.

"I am very disappointed with the way things have turned out in Zimbabwe," said Felix Mavondo, a lecturer at Monash University who has lived in Australia for about 10 years.

However Mr Mavondo said Mr Mugabe should be allowed to attend CHOGM and explain his views.

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March 12, 2001

Innocent civilians and MDC leaders have in recent weeks been subjected to
brutal attacks from people dressed in Zimbabwe National Army attire in the
high-density suburbs of Harare and Chitungwiza. We now have evidence that
hired ZANU PF thugs aided by the hooligan section of the war veterans
dressed in Zimbabwe National Army attire are perpetrating the terror
currently being experienced in the high density areas. The perpetrators of
these barbaric acts of thuggery
seek to confuse the nation and alienate ordinary people from the national
army while they scare people into supporting Zanu PF. However the clumsy
execution of their mission exposes them for what they are - confused
political amateurs.

We believe in the integrity of our defence of forces. We however know that
there have been cases of infiltration in certain wings of the army and
some officers have unwittingly aided the brutalization of innocent
citizens. The Movement for Democratic Change believes that institutions
such as the army, the police and the civil service are national
institutions, which should remain, non-partisan, capable of serving any
government elected by the people of Zimbabwe.

The Movement for Democratic Change is however appalled by the clear
partisan behaviour by the Zimbabwe Republic Police demonstrated most
recently last Sunday (March 4) in Chitungwiza.
The police force, which the previous day had published a mischievous and
unfortunate statement that it had banned MDC political rallies in
Chitungwiza, went on to wantonly beat up residents, particularly those who
were gathering for the official opening of a market centre in St Mary's
Township by MDC president, Morgan Tsvangirai. This is hardly surprising if
one recalls that a few weeks ago Police Commissioner Augustine Chihuri
declared his membership of the moribund Zanu PF party.

He has chosen to abuse his position as Commissioner of Police to brutalise
the people for and on behalf of Zanu PF in its struggle against the peace
loving people of Zimbabwe against his oath to protect and defend them.

The same police force has let Zanu PF thugs calling themselves war
veterans terrorise commercial farmers and more importantly innocent farm
labourers and other innocent Zimbabweans accused or suspected of being
members or supporters of the MDC. The police are
acting with such zest to crush peaceful meetings of opposition political
parties while they facilitate and turn a blind eye to the criminal
activities of Zanu PF thugs. It is sad and a national tragedy that the
police have taken a role as Zanu PF's political hooligans with a brief to
fight, maim and kill innocent citizens who require their protection.

The brutalization of MDC supporters and innocent residents of Harare and
Chitungwiza and many other areas in Zimbabwe must not be viewed in
isolation. It is part of a broader strategy by Zanu PF to maintain its
hold on power by unlawful and evil means. This strategy was conceived at
the Zanu PF congress in December last year. It centres on violence and
force. It is this crumbling party's misguided belief that Zimbabweans can
be terrorised into voting for Zanu PF. Zanu PF's desperation now knows no
bounds. They are holding in bondage the people with whose mandate they are
supposed to govern, in the hope that the people would be terrorised into
surrendering their right to choose their leaders.

The Zanu PF strategy also includes an assault on the judiciary with an aim
to building a 'Zanu PF' puppet judiciary, which will deliver kangaroo
justice. The strategy also envisages silencing the privately owned press
and civic society as evidenced by the bombing of the Daily News printing
press; the expulsion of foreign journalists; the attack on bona fide civic
groups and the creation of bogus civic organisations.

We have seen and heard senior Zanu PF leaders including vice-president
Joseph Msika openly encouraging, inciting and supporting violence and
brutality against innocent Zimbabweans
whose only "crime" is to exercise their constitutionally guaranteed right
to belong or to support a political party of their choice. While Joseph
Msika was frothing at the mouth telling some 200 Zanu PF thugs that the
MDC is a dangerous party which must be crushed some 40km away another
innocent victim of Zanu PF's brutality, Gloria Olds was being murdered in
cold blood by thugs believed to be sponsored by Zanu PF.

The people should not be hoodwinked, not for one moment into believing
that MDC leaders who are being arrested and harassed have committed any
crimes. Their only "crime" is that they have chosen to stand up against
evil and in support of the people's struggle to be free.

We in the MDC rejoice in that in less than 12 months time the people of
this country will be called upon to pronounce Judgement on the wickedness
of Zanu PF and its government.

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March 12, 2001
Reports of people defecting from the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)
have featured regularly in the state media in the last couple of weeks. It
will be remembered that similar reports did dominate the state media in
the run-up to the 2000 parliamentary elections as part of Zanu PF
propaganda gimmick, which failed dismally. Now the crumbling party is at
it again.

We as the MDC would like to point out that the party that has been hit by
mass defections is in fact Zanu PF. In the last election 52% of electorate
showed Zanu PF the red card. The people voted for the MDC and various
other opposition political parties. All those voters defected from Zanu
PF.

People continue to join the Movement for Democratic Change in large
numbers but we don't have the ZBC or the interest to be arraigning them
for exhibit as Zanu PF rushes to do every time one or two innocent
Zimbabweans become victims of Zanu PF bribery as happened in Mabvuku
recently.

MDC has been built on the solid rock of members who have a genuine agenda
to bring positive change for the toiling masses. Those people remain
committed to that cause and their numbers increase everyday.

The few imposters who are reported by the Herald and the ZBC as having
left the MDC are those who came into the party with a mentality of making
quick money and have since been frustrated as they have not found the
handouts and bribery associated with Zanu PF.

The challenge faced by Zimbabwe today is to stop the Zanu PF culture of
joining political parties for personal gain, and the pursuit of genuine
national dialogue based on principle and genuine need to solve the
problems that face our country.




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