By Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi
Hundreds of War veterans in Chiredzi on Monday threatened to grab 6000 hectares of sugar cane plantations from Tongat Hullets if the Zimbabwean government fails to resume last year’s land distribution exercise.
Addressing Journalists at a press conference in Chiredzi, Masvingo Provincial War Veterans Chairman Cde Francis Nhando said he freedom fighters have set objective which are to regain land from the whites hence nothing will stop them from taking over land from Tongaat Hullets.
“Zimbabweans went to war to liberate this country from white minority rule which means blacks must be given issued with and as it was one of the major causes of war. We have started another revolution here and there are no laws that govern a revolution of free ourselves but looking forward at achieving set goals and objectives which in this instance is land.
War Veterans accused members of parliament from Chiredzi District of working in cahoots with Tongaat Hullets at sabotaging the distribution of sugarcane farms.
“We want government to be reminded that war veterans are still waiting for their offer letters. We know Cde Gwanetsa, Cde Chihwa and Cde Masiya are the once who stopped the then minister of lands to issue us land. We are just calling for an immediate completion of process else
we are going to the farms.
Cde Nhando said Tongaat Hullets owns large tracks of hence the need to cut distribute land to the needy.
“Tongaat Hullets owns 44 519 hectares of cane fields. They claim owning only 29 000 hectares of land but this is a lie. They have more than 80 000” he added.
Chiredzi South House of Assembly member Retired Brigadier General CallistoGwanetsa said members of parliament have no power to stop land reform.
Cde Gwanetsa who is also the Zanu PF Masvingo Provincial Chairman said land reform is not an event but a process which will be rolled out in phases.
He said war veterans never consulted his office to seek audience over the matter but rather threaten to invade farms in the media.
Cde Gwanetsa however warned war veterans of serious legal actions if anyone was found on the wrong side of the law.
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