via Minister moves to evict 163 white farmers – New Zimbabwe 04/03/2015
MORE than 160 white commercial farmers in Mashonaland East province will soon be removed from their properties as the government claims they are occupying the land illegally.
The development comes after President Robert Mugabe claimed that some 163 farmers were illegal staying on the farms because they were being protected by dismissed Mashonaland East Zanu PF provincial chairperson, Ray Kaukonde.
Kaukonde was ousted from the party provincial post over allegations he was financing a coup plot by former vice president Joice Mujuru.
Mugabe threatened the farmers while partying to celebrate his 91st birthday in Victoria Falls last Saturday.
And soon after Mugabe’s remarks, Lands and Resettlement Minister Douglas Mombeshora has quickly moved to please his boss.
According to Mombeshora, indications are that scores of white commercial farmers are still occupying vast swathes of land under the guise of special sectors protection, yet they are engaging in farming activities which are not covered by the scheme.
Farmers who exempted from redistribution of land are those involved ventures of diary and seed production.
Mombeshora has said the government was keen to see practical activities at every farm adding this would help to expose “malcontents” abusing the special sector exemption facility.
“Remember we have spared some sectors such as dairy and tobacco seed production,” he said.
“Now we have realised that in some cases a farmer claims that he is into dairy yet he has only three cattle and we have our own farmers who can do dairy much better than that.”
He said the Mashonaland East land audit, which unearthed Kaukonde’s “corrupt activities”, would be replicated in other provinces.
Mombeshora claimed that the problem of shielding white farmers was also prevalent in Mashonaland West where another Zanu PF provincial chairperson, Temba Mliswa was dismissed last year.
Mliswa was also one of the provincial chairpersons who were purged on charges of supporting former Mujuru’s alleged bid to stage a coup against Mugabe.
The threats by Mugabe came barely a week after he publicly admitted that the land reform process was chaotic and regretted giving black Zimbabweans farms as they were failing to utilise productively.
COMMENTS
OK, so just get rid of all these remaining white farmers and be done with this whole land reform exercise. At last, the land will all be back in the hands of the people (i.e. ZANU PF supporters !!??) We are tired of it, just get it over and done with!!
Then, just to complete the cycle of confusion, lets go back to the West, and anyone else for that matter, and try to find some FDI!!!
Moral of the story : Does ZANU PF have any idea of their actions or strategy and their influence reagarding the consequences?? Aaah ofcourse – hazina basa!! Pamberi neZANU!!!
Farmers – burn, destroy break sell and leave nothing for these looting pillaging numbskulls – why cant the country see just what this malicious racist holier than thow regime is doing, Lets March and Lets March into Harare Now and lets do it as ONE….
Why are we importing dairy products all the way from Cape Town if “we have our own farmers who can do dairy much better than that.” Mombeshora ???
“We have spared dairy and seed”. Sure Sherlock, just like they “spared” citrus and other orchards. What a crock….
The reason dairy was exempted was purely for grace ‘ s vested interests.
Who you going to blame after you kick the last whites out, surely not your incompetent comrades?
This is a mere rascist exercise to show this rubbish regime they have truly conquered the Smith regime ( the whites). Talk about the chip on the shoulder!
Mwari nyika yeZimbabwe iri mumaoko enyu, tinokumbirawo kuti kuda kwenyu kuitwe. Munhu wenyama anogumirwa Mwari, tinokumbirawo kuti muvhure njere dzevarimberi kwedu kuti vaonewo kwavarikuendesa Nyika. Kuda kwenyu Mwari ngakuitwe.
Addressing guests at his belated 91st birthday celebrations in Victoria Falls last Saturday, Mugabe said government was planning to grab all farmland and safaris still under the control of white farmers throughout the country as it winds up the land reform programme.Recently, the EU lifted the restrictions on most government officials, but retained Mugabe and his wife Grace on the sanctions list.The EU envoy, however, warned Mugabe against being vindictive as that would chase away investors and harm the country’s economic revival plans.Zimbabwe has a total external debt of over $9 billion and requires lines of credit to help rebuild the economy.Indeed, what sins have we committed as Zimbabweans to deserve the special kind of common (read useless) political leaders that we have?But more importantly, in a once-rich country that is now officially a dirty, poor, failed State. Are these the most important issues that should prompt a leader of such a country to commandeer the State broadcaster for days on end?
Does Mugabe not know about our dire economic challenges, the rising poverty levels and joblessness in the country, the decimation of commerce and industry as a result of his ruling party’s gross incompetence, and the endemic public sector corruption that has brought our resource-rich country to its knees in his 35 years in power?
what is sad about all this no International organisation like is making a comment
At least, when all the white farmers have gone, the country cannot go any lower and things from then can only improve …. I don’t think so !!!
Regai tipiwe minda zvedu isu. Tirime. Just thinking hmmmm what will I plant the next season hmmmmmm sora (grass) of course, its easy no labour required, you just watch it grow kikiki!