Zanu-PF threatens farmers in Insiza North
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FARMERS in Insiza North in Matabeleland South province, among them Zapu
members and supporters, on Sunday 20 November, 2011 resisted attempts by
Zanu-PF to extort donations from them to fund its so-called national
conference to be held in Bulawayo next month.
23.11.1110:24am
by ZAPU
Zanu-PF Insiza district official Aggripa Ndlukula, in the company of an
accomplice only identified as Moyo, gate-crashed an Insiza/Shangani Farmers
Association meeting at Shangani Farmers Hall and told farmers to donate
towards the Zanu-PF conference, threatening that those who did not would
lose the land.
Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union Matabeleland South provincial chairman, Mr
Ernesrt Ndlovu, who is a local farmer, told Ndlukula and Moyo that the land
was for all the people of Zimbabwe regardless of political affiliation, and
their threats were therefore misplaced. The vice chairman of the
Insiza/Shangani farmers association, Mr Nehemiah Nyathi also told the two
gentlemen that “things have changed” and farmers would not allow political
parties to hold them at ransom anymore.
Realizing that their threats were backfiring, Ndlukula and Moyo backtracked,
saying only those who were willing should donate.
Zapu has cross checked with several of our members and supporters who
attended the meeting to verify these details.
For the record, Zapu led and won the fight for the restoration of land
rights to the majority of the people. Our party is totally against the
partisan allocation of land, and using land allocation to hold people
hostage, as is being done by Zanu-PF. The land belongs to all the people of
Zimbabwe, regardless of their political affiliation, race, tribe or other
creed. Zapu warns those victimizing others like is being done in Insiza
North that they may soon find themselves in a weaker political position.
Would they wish to be treated the same manner they are treating others now?
Zapu, the founder and authentic liberation movement of Zimbabwe, is ready
and willing to fight for the people’s right to land, like we did during the
liberation struggle. We urge the people of Zimbabwe to resist threats and
coercion, like the Insiza/Shangani farmers did on Sunday. We also call on
Zanu-PF to live by their leader President Mugabe’s words calling for an end
to violence and intimidation. – ZAPU