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Over 500 villagers besiege farmhouse
11 Sep 2012 at 20:52hrs | Views
More than 500 villagers from Tshovani communal lands in Chiredzi have joined their chief at a farmhouse shared by two resettled sugarcane farmers.
The villagers have been camped at Farm 16 under sub-division 2 at Hippo Valley estates where they want two newly resettled farmers, Mr Robson Guruvhete and Ms Josephine Jambaya to leave the house for Chief Tshovani, Mr Hlaisi Mundawu.
The villagers, according to reports, have already forced Ms Jambaya from the house. They want Government to allocate another farmhouse to the two new farmers.
However, Masvingo provincial administrator Mr Felix Chikovo yesterday said an amicable solution had been reached between the Zanu-PF Masvingo political leadership and Chief Tshovani.
He said the solution was reached after Chief Tshovani agreed to return home with his subjects.
Chief Tshovani reportedly agreed to return after 30 days when alternative accommodation for the two new farmers has been secured.
"It was just a small misunderstanding which caused the Tshovani families to besiege the farmhouse but I am happy to announce that a solution has been found after we spoke to the chief who agreed to take his people back to their homes in Chikombedzi."
Mr Chikovo said the leaders failed to agree on the exact dates Chief Tshovani would move into the farmhouse.
Chief Tshovani and his colleagues from Chiredzi, Chief Gudo and Sengwe have accused the provincial leadership of sidelining them in Government programmes.
The chiefs want their subjects to benefit from the allocation of sugarcane plots in the Lowveld. They argue that of the 830 people allocated plots in the area, only 24 are from Chiredzi.
The villagers have been camped at Farm 16 under sub-division 2 at Hippo Valley estates where they want two newly resettled farmers, Mr Robson Guruvhete and Ms Josephine Jambaya to leave the house for Chief Tshovani, Mr Hlaisi Mundawu.
The villagers, according to reports, have already forced Ms Jambaya from the house. They want Government to allocate another farmhouse to the two new farmers.
However, Masvingo provincial administrator Mr Felix Chikovo yesterday said an amicable solution had been reached between the Zanu-PF Masvingo political leadership and Chief Tshovani.
He said the solution was reached after Chief Tshovani agreed to return home with his subjects.
"It was just a small misunderstanding which caused the Tshovani families to besiege the farmhouse but I am happy to announce that a solution has been found after we spoke to the chief who agreed to take his people back to their homes in Chikombedzi."
Mr Chikovo said the leaders failed to agree on the exact dates Chief Tshovani would move into the farmhouse.
Chief Tshovani and his colleagues from Chiredzi, Chief Gudo and Sengwe have accused the provincial leadership of sidelining them in Government programmes.
The chiefs want their subjects to benefit from the allocation of sugarcane plots in the Lowveld. They argue that of the 830 people allocated plots in the area, only 24 are from Chiredzi.
Source - Herald
