They're under the politicians' control. Shortly before the election the government declared that more than 800 white-owned farms would be taken over, a move which forced the postponement of a compromise brokered by the UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, in which the UN planned to provide foreign money to compensate the farmers for their land. Occupations by groups of war veterans have been hitting hundreds of other farms not on the list, such as Mr Hacking's. Four veterans invaded his land and remained until the election, then left. He does not know if they will return.
Someone has to give a clear directive.
Mr Mugabe appeared to give that directive in a television interview with the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday night. We have given notices to the farmers which expire on July 3. We begin the process of acquisition thereafter. We then serve the farmers with ownership of the land by government. I think it's going to happen.