We are in the process of investigating the technical reasons for this delay. There are several work stoppages and two cases of destruction of tobacco ridges in Mashonaland East. The owner of Blackfordby Farm was ordered by a delegation of 400 to vacate within seven days. Villagers who were assembled at Under Cragg Farm to register for resettlement allegedly expressed an opinion that a resettlement programme without adequate resources would be futile. The mood of disenchantment was re-inforced by resident youths on Mutendamambo Farm.
Deliberate fires continue to be a problem, with no decisive response from the Police.
War vets have brought their own tractor and have began ploughing on Good Hope Farm. A giraffe was poached on Piedmont Farm. War vets have held meetings on various farms. There has been a large build up of numbers on Glenara Estates. Following a warning by police at Farnham Farm that occupiers should desist from fence cutting, a worker, who was suspected of reporting the fence cutting, was assaulted.