Mugabe on his way out?
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Wiccan of Darkness said:
This in bucket loads. I met a Zim couple who used to farm rabbits. They fled after their farm was reclaimed. Both sons were murdered, daughter was raped and murdered; they fled with just the clothes they were wearing. A farmer local to me who had known them for donkeys years put them up. The stories they recounted were pretty horrific.
White farmers with the skills and knowledge to run viable businesses were forced out, farms became unviable, the black people they employed became unemployed. The country became an economic basket case thanks to Mugabe.
Edited to add according to current news feed Mugabe has until midday on monday to resign, otherwise he will be forced out. Thought I'd never see the day.
Friend of mines parents had a 2.5k hectare farm taken off them. And then run into the ground as no one knew how to properly run it. They stay in the hope they can get it back one dayWhite farmers with the skills and knowledge to run viable businesses were forced out, farms became unviable, the black people they employed became unemployed. The country became an economic basket case thanks to Mugabe.
Edited to add according to current news feed Mugabe has until midday on monday to resign, otherwise he will be forced out. Thought I'd never see the day.
rovermorris999 said:
Tony Starks said:
Friend of mines parents had a 2.5k hectare farm taken off them. And then run into the ground as no one knew how to properly run it. They stay in the hope they can get it back one day
Same thing happened to my relative.Cobnapint said:
Yes, nice chap.
Some of you've clearly forgotten the purge of white farmers he carried out in the early 2000s.
And then went on to declare that the killers should not be prosecuted.
https://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/white-farme...
He was also an out and out racist. Just read some of his famous quotes.
https://www.tuko.co.ke/219776-11-mugabe-quotes-rac...
Focusing on his white-bashing risks overlooking even more serious crimes, e.g. getting the North Koreans to train the 5th Brigade in how to suppress domestic opposition, then letting them loose on the Ndebele to kill thousands of civilians.Some of you've clearly forgotten the purge of white farmers he carried out in the early 2000s.
And then went on to declare that the killers should not be prosecuted.
https://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/white-farme...
He was also an out and out racist. Just read some of his famous quotes.
https://www.tuko.co.ke/219776-11-mugabe-quotes-rac...
rovermorris999 said:
Tony Starks said:
Friend of mines parents had a 2.5k hectare farm taken off them. And then run into the ground as no one knew how to properly run it. They stay in the hope they can get it back one day
Same thing happened to my relative.Zim's population is quite well educated, the court system survives, the idea of constitutional politics is still strong (hence why Mugabe always felt compelled to hold elections to seek legitimacy). It has always had the capacity to turn itself around. It needs a political catalyst. The MDC failed to deliver it. Heaven knows, it seems unlikely that Zanu-PF are going to intentionally reform the place even after Mugabe leaves, but perhaps once their great figurehead is removed, people will see that Zanu-PF isn't all-powerful and the opposition will have another go.
t load more time to evade impeachment.
Apparently we're drinking the expensive wine tonight. The other half is Zimbabwean so wants to celebrate 
In all seriousness though, there's so much apprehension about what's going to happen now, just because he's gone, doesn't mean it's going to get better, the ruling party is still there, only time will tell.
In all seriousness though, there's so much apprehension about what's going to happen now, just because he's gone, doesn't mean it's going to get better, the ruling party is still there, only time will tell.
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