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Old 04-18-2008, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by paj View Post
.."Just because" was an investment......ok..I understand that the land belongs to the Black Zimbabweans as original Africans....but what's the point of giving land to people who can't keep it developed?U own land and U can't even afford corn seeds to plant on it...what sense does that make?U yank the land off the people that were providing the little sustinence the country had...there should've been something worked out such that those lands continue to generate crops and income even if the Deeds changed hands..dude hastened into disaster..do U know some of those farmworkers ended up in Nigeria?Land ownership without the ability or means to toil it is nothing but empty and pure sentiments bro....
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I'm sure you're aware of the legendary Kenneth Kaunda who was also involved in the struggle for Zambia's independence. Here's what he had to say on the issue. He's said it all and in an objective manner too. I always knew the British were responsible for most of the problems in Zimbabwe.

BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Viewpoint: Kaunda on Mugabe
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