Farms will not be grabbed Zim way - Piet van der Walt

Written by Patience Nyangove
Thursday, 26 November 2009

SWAPO’s candidate in the National Assembly Elections Piet Van der Walt says white commercial farmers have nothing to fear if Swapo gets re-elected because the party is looking after their best interests.



Van der Walt’s statements came on the back drop of a circular which is alleging that white farmers’ land would be taken the Zimbabwean way after the elections and those who refuse to voluntary vacate the farms would be beaten up.

“You have nothing to fear because for the past 19 years you had nothing to fear. You should lend a hand and vote Swapo party,” he said.

Van der Walt said there was still hope for white youth who had assumed that because of affirmative action, Government was going to sideline them.

“I bring hope to the white youth who had no hope because of affirmative action, your hope is in voting Swapo to address your concerns. I hear a cry of a black child dreaming of going to university. I call on white community to take the black child’s hand and bring hope,” he said.

Van der Walt said Swapo paved way for economic emancipation and it’s only through Swapo where black, white and coloured children can work together.

Swapo deputy-secretary general Nangolo Mbumba also spoke about the circular doing rounds among white commercial farmers.

“There is a circular that is being sent to white farmers saying their land is going to be taken and bodily harm done to them after the elections if Swapo wins the elections. Whoever is perpetrating this must come out. We want these cowards to come out,” Mbumba said.