Breaking news - Farmer arrests
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Tally = 124 arrested and 38 who appeared in Court and are out on bail. 86
still technically under detention and due to appear in Court.
News from Nyabira: Tony Smit - news from Nyabira is that he is still in
detention although he has been permitted medical attention. Police indicate
that they await the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture to confirm that the
farm has been delisted.
At least a score of farmers have appeared before emergency courts and have
been all have been granted bail.
The bail conditions vary from province to province. Chegutu /Selous Bail Zd$
5000 and those farmers have been given 24 hours to vacate the farms until
they appear in court. In Mashonaland Central, the same conditions but bail
at Z$ 10 000.
In Bindura a court was set up with an enforced representation by one lawyer
who was on hand. These farmers had the option to allow this lawyer to
represent them or they could go back to jail until a weekday.
In the absence of farmers Police are finding it hard to arrest furniture!!!
Farmers issued with summons on Thursday 15 August 2002 appeared in court,
they were remanded out of custody with no conditions except Zim $ 5000 bail.
1. Mac Crawford - CFU (Commercial Farmers Union) Regional
Chairman
2. Gavin Connolly
3. Mat Gloss
4. P. J. Cloete - rearrested today 17 Aug 2002
5. L. C. Van Vuuren
6. Dudley Rogers
7. Colin Martin - Umzingwane (was remanded - free bail)
Arrested and still in custody at present:
Nyamandlovu
8. Chris Jarred - (Arrested 16 Aug) FA Chairman. Suffers from
severe BP.
9. Mike Wood (Arrested 16 Aug)
10. Craig Wood (son to Mike) (Arrested 16 Aug)
11. Wally Herbst (Wildlife Producers Association) Chairman
(Arrested 16 Aug)
12. John Herbst (Son to Wally) (Arrested 16 Aug)
13. Robin Greaves 64 yrs old. (Arrested 16 Aug) He is 95% blind
and an invalid. Dissidents shot him three times in the early 80's. Was badly
burnt last year in a fire.
14. Gary Godfrey - son in law to Robin. (Arrested 16 Aug)
15. David Olds (Arrested 16 Aug) Brother to Martin Olds and son
to Gloria Olds, both murdered within a year of each other. No arrests for
both murders to date.
16. Craig Anderson (Arrested 16 Aug)
17. Mike Querl (Arrested 16 Aug) Already off farm but handed
themselves in solidarity with their fellow farmers.
18. Brian Querl (Arrested 16 Aug) Already off farm but handed
themselves in solidarity with their fellow farmers.
19. Charles Stirling (Arrested 17 Aug)
20. Alan Lewis (Arrested 17 Aug)
Inyathi
21. Fred Gerber (Arrested 16 Aug)
22. Cedrick Wilde (Arrested 16 Aug)
23. Bill McKinley (Arrested 16 Aug)
24. PJ Huckle (Arrested 16 Aug)
25. M Huckle (Arrested 16 Aug)
26. Dennis Streak (Arrested 17 Aug)
27. Bennet Streak (Arrested 17 Aug)
Plumtree
28. Andrew White (Arrested 16 Aug) Released as Section 8 not
fully legal.
29. Ian Pattullo (Arrested 17 Aug)
Hwange
30. Mike Bramfield (Arrested 16 Aug)
31. Aubrey Chatham Lugo Ranching (Arrested 16 Aug)
32. Jim Chatham (Arrested 17 Aug)
33. Harry Bennie (Arrested 17 Aug)
34. Gavin Robinowitch (Arrested 17 Aug)
35. Peter van der Berg (70) - (being held out of custody due to
ill health but will appear in Court with the rest)
Matopos South
36. Ben Van Vuuren (Arrested 16 Aug)
37. Piet Cloete (Arrested 17 Aug)
Beit Bridge
38. Raphael Moyo - foreman of Mavimba Ranch (Arrested 17 Aug)
39. James Edwards (Arrested 17 Aug)
40. Digby Bristow (Arrested 17 Aug)
Bulawayo Central
41. Alex Goosen (Arrested 16 Aug)
42. George Parkin (Arrested 16 Aug)
West Nicholson
43. Rupert Barlow (Arrested 17 Aug)
44. Peter Brookman (Arrested 17 Aug)
Esigodini/ Umzingwane
45. Scott Buchan (Arrested 17 Aug)
46. Karin Keefer (Mrs) (Arrested 17 Aug)
MASHONALAND EAST
Wedza (All farmers went to court today and released on $ 5000 bail)
47. Tony Olivie (Arrested 16 Aug)
48. John Bibby (farm invaded post Abuja) (Arrested 16 Aug)
49. Peter Bibby (Son the John) (Arrested 16 Aug)
50. Hank Viljoen (being held out of custody due to ill health)
(Arrested 16 Aug)
51. Flo McKay (Mrs) (70) - arrested (17 Aug) in place of her son
Scott von Memerty who is in Mozambique. She was later released but told to
report on a daily basis until her son can be arrested.
52. Giles Dorward (Arrested 16 Aug) Out on Bail to month end.
53. Sarel Meyer (Arrested 16 Aug) Out on Bail to month end.
54. Boet Smith - went instead of his father (Arrested 16 Aug)
Macheke (Charged and out on Bail of Z$ 5000.)
15. Dave Bradley
16. S. Arnold
17. G. Botha
18. J. Melrose
MASHONALAND WEST
Trelawney : Darwendale Police
55. Jim Brown - (Arrested 16 Aug)
56. Mike Barry - (Arrested 16 Aug)
57. Warwick Evans (Arrested 17 Aug)
58. Bob Carey - (Arrested 17 Aug)
59. Nick Winskill - (Arrested 17 Aug - being held out of custody
due to health reasons)
Jodie Crowley - Released as he is only on a preliminary notice.
Mt Hampden (Nyabira Police Station)
60. Hamish Turner (Arrested 17 Aug)
61. Tony Smith (Arrested 17 Aug) Apparently picked up from his
home in Chisipite in Harare by Police / War vets and badly beaten up.
Possible broken leg and injuries to head. Farm leased to someone else but is
under Section 8.
Chinhoyi
62. Peter Dilmatis (Arrested 16 Aug)
Karoi
63. Mr Ian Barker (Not Glen) (Arrested 17 Aug)
Kay Bayer (Was released after a tour around in the Police vehicle to
make an example of her.
Doma/ Mhangura
64. Wessels Viljoen (Arrested 16 Aug)
65. Willie (Not Peter) Viljoen (Arrested 16 Aug)
66. Frank Stedyl (Arrested 16 Aug)
67. Peter Du Toit (Arrested 16 Aug)
68. Clive Night (Arrested 16 Aug)
69. Johan Du Toit (Arrested 16 Aug)
70. Jerry Van der Merwe (Arrested 16 Aug)
71. Rory Irvine (Arrested 17 Aug)
72. John Smithright (Arrested 17 Aug)
Mr Horsley (Arrested 16 Aug) Confirm that he is not in custody.
Banket
73. Dave Pentland-Smith (Arrested 17 Aug)
Norton
74. Derek Skutt (Arrested 16 Aug)
Eiffel Flats
75. Mike Stone (Arrested 17 Aug)
76. Rob Edwards (Arrested 17 Aug)
Chegutu
77. Kamfer Pasque (Arrested 17 Aug)
78. Pete Martin (Arrested 17 Aug)
79. Billy Nicholson (Arrested 17 Aug)
80. Jan Zietsman (Arrested 17 Aug)
81. Piet Zietsman (Arrested 17 Aug)
82. Mrs Jean Baldwin (Arrested 17 Aug)
83. Bill Pace (Arrested 17 Aug)
Battlefields - Kadoma rural
84. Douglas Alexander (Arrested 17 Aug)
Selous
85. Kevin Scott (Arrested 17 Aug) Appeared in Court - Bail Zd$
5000
86. Bob Kilburn (Arrested 17 Aug) Appeared in Court - Bail Zd$
5000
87. Bruce Henderson (Arrested 17 Aug) Appeared in Court - Bail
Zd$ 5000
88. Roy Fuller (Arrested 17 Aug) Appeared in Court - Bail Zd$
5000
89. Roy Lilford (Arrested 17 Aug) Appeared in Court - Bail Zd$
5000
90. Richard Werrit (Arrested 17 Aug) Appeared in Court - Bail
Zd$ 5000
91. Callum Patterson (Arrested 17 Aug) Appeared in Court - Bail
Zd$ 5000
92. Douglas Carlisle (Arrested 17 Aug) Appeared in Court - Bail
Zd$ 5000
93. Andrew Ferreira (Arrested 17 Aug) Appeared in Court - Bail
Zd$ 5000
MASHONALAND CENTRAL
Guruve North All now out on bail of Z$ 10 000
94. Alan Jack (Arrested 17 Aug)
95. Dudley Warwick (Arrested 17 Aug)
96. Colin Smith (Arrested 17 Aug) manager of Dan Swart
97. Dan Swart (Arrested 17 Aug) owner
98. Jemma Nicholson (Mrs) (Arrested 17 Aug)
Matepatepa All now out on bail of Z$ 10 000
99. Simon Sherwood (Arrested 16 Aug)
100. Lance Nicolle (Arrested 16 Aug)
Conscession
101. Paul Wood (Arrested 17 Aug)
102. Archie Wood (Arrested 17 Aug)
They have made a statement (the police insisted on writing the first part of
the statement) and now await arrival of someone of authority to see whether
they can be released. Now confirmed to stay in to Monday.
MASVINGO
103. Hugo van Aarde (Arrested 17 Aug)
104. Albertus Pepler (Arrested 17 Aug)
105. Mac MacMurden (80yrs) (Arrested 17 Aug)
106. Bertus Pepler (Arrested 17 Aug)
107. A O Mac Murdon - Masvingo East and Central
108. A J Pepler - Masvingo East & Central
109. J Edwards - Mwenezi
110. N Richards - Masvingo east & Central
111. D Odendaal - Gutu/Chatsworth
112. C Odendaal - Gutu/Chatsworth
113. J Whitehead - Mwenezi
114. C Schimpers - Mwenezi
115. C Vosloo - Gutu/Chatsworth
116. J H Erasmus - Gutu/Chatsworth these were out of
custody after signing statements.
MIDDLE SABI (Due For Court Monday)
117. Phil Baker
118. Chris Menage
CHIREDZI
6 persons signed warned and cautioned statements - held out of
custody.
FARMERS EVICTED TODAY :
G Goddard Ibeka Farm from Masvingo East & Central
Report from Ben Freeth 16th August 2002.
Impalavale Farm in the district of Kadoma. We have got police
officer-in-charge Battlefields, C.I.O, Support Unit, Army and members of the
Lands Committee, who are the prospective settlers, currently evicting the
owner. He is having to load lorries with all his furniture and equipment
while these individuals look on. Mervyn Jellinan has currently got 300
hectares of Winter Cereals all under irrigation in the lands, and he will
have to abandon these too. He grew this on the strength of a meeting with
Governor Chanetsa in Chinhoyi on the 20th May 2002. The Governor in the
meeting said "if you have Section 8's you will be allowed to plant", when
asked whether the farmers would be able to reap their crops he said "we are
a Government, not street kids". The PROPOL said in this same meeting that
any settlers that moved on after the 31st March 2001 were there illegally.
Mr Jellinan has only had settlers since he planted his crop. Police say
that a signal has come from the Deputy Commissioner - Operations, saying no
farmers with Section 8's should be allowed to remain on their property and
must be evicted. If they do not leave their property they are to be
arrested. Mervyn Jelliman has decided that he must leave rather than face
imprisonment for living in his home. He has no other home, no other farm
and his father and brother carved Impalavale out of virgin bush over the
last 50 years. It is a mystery as to why he is the one being targeted in
this area. Possibly it is due to his highly developed infrastructure and
the fact that he has got 300 hectares of crops under irrigation in the
ground. As such he is the biggest operator still allowed to operate in the
whole Kadoma district, where of nearly 100 title deeds only four have been
allowed to operate recently. There are now only three. Mervyns's father
moved out of his house to a house in town two weeks ago after having put his
whole life into the farm. Mervyn twin brother Wally is currently on a plane
to Australia, having had to abandon his house.
CFU Report 17 August 2002 - More than $3.72 billion dollars worth of
ongoing crop and livestock production is at risk, ranging from a potential
loss of 25% of the coffee crop in the Chipinge district, to large areas of
wheat and barley, particularly in Mashonaland West Province, while some
dairy operations are at risk in the Midlands. In Matabeleland Province
cattle operations are severely disrupted, while wildlife and ostrich
properties go untended due to the detention of their owners. In the
Highveld provinces of Mashonaland tobacco grading will be disrupted,
resulting in a short supply of Virginia tobacco to the auction floors, while
tobacco seedbeds may be lost. .
It has been calculated that $5.6 billion dollars worth of farm assets are at
risk on these untended properties. On 10 farms alone in the Chegutu area
$570 million worth of movable assets are at risk.
In Manicaland two farmers were remanded in custody until 21st August, one of
whom is 67 years old and on medication, despite vigorous protestations by
their legal counsel. In Matabeleland, which has had twice as many farmers
detained as any other province, 25 farmers remain in custody, including 1
farmer who was granted bail in Gwanda yesterday, who was re-arrested today,
despite being given a date to appear in Court.
In Midlands Province there were no arrests or detentions until this
afternoon, when 5 farmers had been called to Gweru Central for questioning.
17 August 2002 Report from Beit Bridge - Just a note from me to tell you
what occurred on our farm last night. We have a cattle farm, namely Mavimba
Ranch, in the Beitbridge district. It has a section 8 but the banks have
not, as far as we know been advised of Governments intention to acquire this
farm. The ranch is run as a cattle ranch and we normally have hunts on it.
This year however we have had to cancel all hunts due to the war vets in
situe. The farm is owned by a company, B K Cawood Pvt. Ltd. but is leased
by Anzac Ranching, and run by Mike Rauch.
At about 11:00pm last night two vehicles, one white land rover with
plainclothes men and one green land rover with members of the ZRP, mostly
armed, and arrived at the farm village. These men were apparently all drunk
according to the other workers! They were looking for Mike. Fortunately, he
was not there, being away in South Africa at the time. They then called for
the foreman, Raphael Moyo, and took him into custody. He is being detained
for the weekend and is to appear in court on Monday. Attempts to take food
to Raphael have been blocked by the police in Beitbridge.