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30/01/2008 12:56:05

Government Fails to Pay Wheat Farmers



Wheat farmers here have blasted the government for reneging on its promise of paying half the price of their produce that they remit to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) in foreign currency, an issue that left governor Willard Chiwewe and war veteran leader Black Jesus (real name Francis Zimuto) closing ranks last week.

Former fighters of the liberation struggle, popularly known as war vets, who occupy most of the A2 farms they grabbed from white commercial farmers during the chaotic land grab of 2000, form the majority of wheat farmers here.

They openly clashed with Governor Willard Chiwewe over the government's alleged failure to pay their wheat produce in foreign currency.

The incident, openly exposing widening rifts in the factions-ridden Zanu PF provincial executive, happened at a business forum-hosted by CFX Bank Ltd-held at Flamboyant hotel last Friday night, where Black Jesus took the governor head on.




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