The local press reports that soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are now paid in Congolese francs and some embassy staff are stranded abroad, unable to ship back their belongings. Government spending is out of control. The economy is in meltdown. The government has abandoned any pretence of a planned, guided resettlement. Listed and unlisted farms are occupied daily.
Different authorities issue confiscation orders, often contradictory.
The army enforces resettlement. Police, soldiers and civil servants are allocated plots. Police mostly remain inactive, although in Manicaland province officers have driven invaders off non-designated farms. Every province, every farm is a different story. Sinclair's farm is listed for acquisition but he can plant crops.