This is an interesting turn of events. Let’s hope that Mr. Tsvangirai can make this stick - brave man.

Harare — PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has ordered police to arrest people spearheading the new wave of farm invasions, saying land grabbing was retrogressive to national development.

Addressing a consultative stakeholders’ forum on Friday, Tsvangirai said the invasions were impacting negatively on agricultural production and the economy in general.

Over 100 white-owned farms have been invaded in the past month alone despite the signing of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) last year and formation of the inclusive government last month.

Tsvangirai said he had tasked the co-Ministers of Home Affairs Giles Mutsekwa and Kembo Mohadi to ensure that all crimes committed on the farms were dealt with.

“Indeed, this government is aware that most of the ongoing disruptions of agricultural production, which are being done in the name of land reform process, are actually acts of theft using fraudulent letters,” Tsvangirai said.

“Those continuing to undertake these activities will be arrested and face justice in the courts.”

Tsvangirai’s directive to arrest farm invaders comes a week after members of the Commercial Farmers’ Union (CFU) pleaded with him to intervene.

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