The remaining white commercial farmers across the country are facing intensified threats by mobs of land invaders, as the lawless invasions of farms continue.
Last week Banket farmer Roy Crawford was reportedly abducted from his farm and tied up with barbed wire, apparently for "failing to chant election slogans supporting (Robert) Mugabe." Crawford was eventually released after the police arrived, but his farm was sealed off by a gang.
And then, over the weekend, a Nyazura couple was forced to leave their home after a siege by a violent mob. The group used stones as missiles to try to break into the property, injuring farmer Dolf du Toit. He and his wife eventually fled with a police escort and their home has been completely looted.
Karoi farmer Mike Bishop, who has also been forced off his farm, has explained how his workers and their families were beaten when they tried to fend off the land invaders. Meanwhile in Nyazura, more than 2000 workers and their families have been left destitute since March because of the seizure of four farms in the district. Workers in Mashonaland are at the same time reportedly being forced to attend all night 're-education' camps. More...
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Last week Banket farmer Roy Crawford was reportedly abducted from his farm and tied up with barbed wire, apparently for "failing to chant election slogans supporting (Robert) Mugabe." Crawford was eventually released after the police arrived, but his farm was sealed off by a gang.
And then, over the weekend, a Nyazura couple was forced to leave their home after a siege by a violent mob. The group used stones as missiles to try to break into the property, injuring farmer Dolf du Toit. He and his wife eventually fled with a police escort and their home has been completely looted.
Karoi farmer Mike Bishop, who has also been forced off his farm, has explained how his workers and their families were beaten when they tried to fend off the land invaders. Meanwhile in Nyazura, more than 2000 workers and their families have been left destitute since March because of the seizure of four farms in the district. Workers in Mashonaland are at the same time reportedly being forced to attend all night 're-education' camps. More...
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