Comments on: An account of harrassment and intimidation on Wakefield Farm http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/5312 This is Zimbabwe is Sokwanele's pro-democracy activist blog. It provides grassroots news and views from Zimbabwe. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:30:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: chris http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/5312/comment-page-1#comment-274848 chris Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:48:08 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=5312#comment-274848 I cannot see how anyone can condone these farm invasions and shocking violence against white farmers. Apart from anything else Zimbabwe needs them and they have every right to be there. No one is saying that the colonisation of Rhodesia was completely fair to the natives and so for that reason some land reform to redress some of those imbalances was definitely necessary; but not this...<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('274848','chris'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('274848','chris','I cannot see how anyone can condone these farm invasions and shocking violence against white farmers. Apart from anything else Zimbabwe needs them and they have every right to be there.\r\nNo one is saying that the colonisation of Rhodesia was completely fair to the natives and so for that reason some land reform to redress some of those imbalances was definitely necessary; but not this...'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> I cannot see how anyone can condone these farm invasions and shocking violence against white farmers. Apart from anything else Zimbabwe needs them and they have every right to be there.
No one is saying that the colonisation of Rhodesia was completely fair to the natives and so for that reason some land reform to redress some of those imbalances was definitely necessary; but not this…
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]]> By: Director http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/5312/comment-page-1#comment-274842 Director Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:58:30 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=5312#comment-274842 The roots of these problems go years and centuries behind. I think that both, whites and blacks, should put their brains to work and find a solution for future. History can't be changed but we can all make something better of tomorrow!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('274842','Director'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('274842','Director','The roots of these problems go years and centuries behind. I think that both, whites and blacks, should put their brains to work and find a solution for future. History can\'t be changed but we can all make something better of tomorrow!'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> The roots of these problems go years and centuries behind. I think that both, whites and blacks, should put their brains to work and find a solution for future. History can’t be changed but we can all make something better of tomorrow!
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]]> By: Realist http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/5312/comment-page-1#comment-274806 Realist Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:40:10 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=5312#comment-274806 I feel the farmers remaining on their farms (10 years after the land distribution programme started) think they are terribly aggrieved and the only ones who have been dealt a bad blow. The British colonized Zim, claimed the land and sold it to whites who were invited into the country. Those of us who lost our livelihood and homes should have been in London long ago, handcuffed to the railings of 10 Downing Street and making a lot of noise - for compensation! They are responsible and they have washed their hands of us.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('274806','Realist'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('274806','Realist','I feel the farmers remaining on their farms (10 years after the land distribution programme started) think they are terribly aggrieved and the only ones who have been dealt a bad blow. The British colonized Zim, claimed the land and sold it to whites who were invited into the country. Those of us who lost our livelihood and homes should have been in London long ago, handcuffed to the railings of 10 Downing Street and making a lot of noise - for compensation! They are responsible and they have washed their hands of us.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> I feel the farmers remaining on their farms (10 years after the land distribution programme started) think they are terribly aggrieved and the only ones who have been dealt a bad blow. The British colonized Zim, claimed the land and sold it to whites who were invited into the country. Those of us who lost our livelihood and homes should have been in London long ago, handcuffed to the railings of 10 Downing Street and making a lot of noise – for compensation! They are responsible and they have washed their hands of us.
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]]> By: john http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/5312/comment-page-1#comment-274802 john Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:15:39 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=5312#comment-274802 .... thoz farms wer never bought kenny got it from his father who was a farmer and he inherited that ....these farms wer stolen from ur ancestors<a href='#comment-274636' rel="nofollow">@Tsitsi</a> -<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('274802','john'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('274802','john','.... thoz farms wer never bought kenny got it from his father who was a farmer and he inherited that ....these farms wer stolen from ur ancestors<a href=\'#comment-274636\' rel=\"nofollow\">@Tsitsi<\/a> -'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> …. thoz farms wer never bought kenny got it from his father who was a farmer and he inherited that ….these farms wer stolen from ur ancestors@Tsitsi -
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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/5312/comment-page-1#comment-274714 Anonymous Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:04:22 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=5312#comment-274714 <a href='#comment-274636' rel="nofollow">@Tsitsi</a> - Pambukani? Felix Mhlanga who served a prison sentence after stealing from Lonrho? Cry my beloved country! Indeed I cry for Zimbabwe!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('274714','Anonymous'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('274714','Anonymous','<a href=\'#comment-274636\' rel=\"nofollow\">@Tsitsi<\/a> - Pambukani? Felix Mhlanga who served a prison sentence after stealing from Lonrho? Cry my beloved country! Indeed I cry for Zimbabwe!'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> @Tsitsi – Pambukani? Felix Mhlanga who served a prison sentence after stealing from Lonrho? Cry my beloved country! Indeed I cry for Zimbabwe!
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]]> By: mabel chinyamurindi http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/5312/comment-page-1#comment-274651 mabel chinyamurindi Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:11:35 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=5312#comment-274651 this treatment of Chegutu is a clear indication of an extensive militarization of the country side through the deployment of military agents. to me this is a worrying and unacceptable guardianship by local authorities.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('274651','mabel chinyamurindi'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('274651','mabel chinyamurindi','this treatment of Chegutu is a clear indication of an extensive militarization of the country side through the deployment of military agents.\r\n\r\nto me this is a worrying and unacceptable guardianship by local authorities.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> this treatment of Chegutu is a clear indication of an extensive militarization of the country side through the deployment of military agents.

to me this is a worrying and unacceptable guardianship by local authorities.

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]]> By: Tucker http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/5312/comment-page-1#comment-274641 Tucker Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:10:17 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=5312#comment-274641 This is madness - these thugs should leave the poor farmer and his family alone. No wonder Zimbabwe is no longer the "bread basket" of Africa.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('274641','Tucker'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('274641','Tucker','This is madness - these thugs should leave the poor farmer and his family alone. No wonder Zimbabwe is no longer the \"bread basket\" of Africa.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> This is madness – these thugs should leave the poor farmer and his family alone. No wonder Zimbabwe is no longer the “bread basket” of Africa.
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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/5312/comment-page-1#comment-274640 Anonymous Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:49:27 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=5312#comment-274640 <a href='#comment-274638' rel="nofollow">@saddened</a> - it will only resolve itself when the eyes of the world fall on Zimbabwe fully! it saddens me as our hometown is Chegutu and we know all the farmers concerned! Pray for our beloved homeland<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('274640','Anonymous'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('274640','Anonymous','<a href=\'#comment-274638\' rel=\"nofollow\">@saddened<\/a> - it will only resolve itself when the eyes of the world fall on Zimbabwe fully! it saddens me as our hometown is Chegutu and we know all the farmers concerned! Pray for our beloved homeland'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> @saddened – it will only resolve itself when the eyes of the world fall on Zimbabwe fully! it saddens me as our hometown is Chegutu and we know all the farmers concerned! Pray for our beloved homeland
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]]> By: saddened http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/5312/comment-page-1#comment-274638 saddened Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:06:53 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=5312#comment-274638 When will the rot stop. Wake up world<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('274638','saddened'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('274638','saddened','When will the rot stop. Wake up world'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> When will the rot stop. Wake up world
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]]> By: A Humanist http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/5312/comment-page-1#comment-274637 A Humanist Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:20:29 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=5312#comment-274637 <a href='#comment-274636' rel="nofollow">@Tsitsi</a> - Exactly4<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('274637','A Humanist'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('274637','A Humanist','<a href=\'#comment-274636\' rel=\"nofollow\">@Tsitsi<\/a> - \r\nExactly4'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> @Tsitsi –
Exactly4
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]]> By: Tsitsi http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/5312/comment-page-1#comment-274636 Tsitsi Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:13:19 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=5312#comment-274636 What has Chegutu done to deserve this kind of treatment? All the farmer wants is to be left to farm his land - yes HIS land - in peace. Not one of those farmers who are being victimized right now stole anything. Their farms were bought and paid for, developed into the best farms that they could be. Not one of those farmers begged from the government for hand-outs - their lifes' savings and hard work have gone into their land. NOW SOME DRUNKEN THUG WITH HIS DRUNKEN HANGERS ON THINK THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM THE RIGHTFUL OWNERS. Don't give me that c...p about correcting past imbalances - we all know that the Land Reform Programme is all about political power closely followed by blantant theft and greed. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('274636','Tsitsi'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('274636','Tsitsi','What has Chegutu done to deserve this kind of treatment? All the farmer wants is to be left to farm his land - yes HIS land - in peace. Not one of those farmers who are being victimized right now stole anything. Their farms were bought and paid for, developed into the best farms that they could be. Not one of those farmers begged from the government for hand-outs - their lifes\' savings and hard work have gone into their land.\r\nNOW SOME DRUNKEN THUG WITH HIS DRUNKEN HANGERS ON THINK THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM THE RIGHTFUL OWNERS. Don\'t give me that c...p about correcting past imbalances - we all know that the Land Reform Programme is all about political power closely followed by blantant theft and greed.\r\nENOUGH IS ENOUGH.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> What has Chegutu done to deserve this kind of treatment? All the farmer wants is to be left to farm his land – yes HIS land – in peace. Not one of those farmers who are being victimized right now stole anything. Their farms were bought and paid for, developed into the best farms that they could be. Not one of those farmers begged from the government for hand-outs – their lifes’ savings and hard work have gone into their land.
NOW SOME DRUNKEN THUG WITH HIS DRUNKEN HANGERS ON THINK THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM THE RIGHTFUL OWNERS. Don’t give me that c…p about correcting past imbalances – we all know that the Land Reform Programme is all about political power closely followed by blantant theft and greed.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
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