Zimbabwe -- Church-run farm seized

Zim Online ^ | 18 October 2004

[Cindy]

"Zimbabwe was once known as the bread basket of Africa. The coming man made disaster is going to change human history."

I agree.

[technochick99]

Mugabe is following Stalin's playbook.

How terribly sad...

[al_again]

I live in Zimbabwe and read this article in one of the newpapers. There is a Driefontein Farm that has been listed to be taken over, however it has no relation to Driefontein Roman Catholic Mission. No mission farms have been threatened. Things are bad enough in this country without news being fabricated.

[Clive]

I would very much appreciate it if you would send the remarks in your reply 23 to Zim Online and ask them to either back up or retract their story.

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