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Namibians plan white farm grabs Some 4,000 whites own much of Nambia's best land A group of black farmers in Namibia says it will occupy 15 white-owned farms next week. It says the government's policy of purchasing white-owned farms is moving too slowly in correcting unequal patterns of landownership. A government spokesman said it would not tolerate any land invasions and urged landless people to be patient. About 4,000, mostly white, commercial farmers own almost half of Namibia's arable land. Agriculture, mostly beef exports, is Namibia's second-highest export earner after mining. Let us be patient and follow the adopted policy...