Zimbabwe's remaining white farmers were anxious on Friday ahead of a February 3 deadline for many to leave their farms, a farming official said. Many of the more than 400 whites still farming out of an original 4 500-strong community have been given until Saturday to vacate their farms to make way for new black farmers.
In early January, President Robert Mugabe's government said white farmers would be allowed to stay on their farms for an extended period to harvest their crops. But the government has continued to send out 45-day eviction notices that expire on Saturday, leaving farmers confused and anxious about their rights, said Emily Crookes, spokesperson for the white-run Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU) said.
What's to be confused about? They want the white farmers dead gone. |
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