Ben Freeth

About 20 000 people from Matabeleland and the Midlands died in horrific ways or disappeared in the conflict. Some of the bodies were thrown down disused mine shafts and have never been found. The violence ended after ZANU and ZAPU reached a…
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“Our party must continue to strike fear in the heart of the white man, they must tremble…. The white man is not indigenous to Africa. Africa is for Africans….The white man is part of “an evil alliance.”
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Deep foreboding about the future of Zimbabwe was evident in London this week. As the clock ticks down to the next elections, fears were expressed that Zimbabwe is facing a trial of enormous consequence. This view emerged most forcefully…
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ZANU PF’s “land reform” programme has been judged racist in an international court but the racism is supported by President Mugabe and his most powerful politicians, who have benefited significantly from the land grab.
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The world must have cringed, or gotten confused, the other day on seeing on television young Wendall Parson giving President Robert Mugabe a bear hug.
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Mugabe is talking elections and all over the country there are reports of ZANU PF gearing for them. At the road blocks there are now often military police as well as the usual police officers writes Ben Freeth.
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In the recent case in the Upper Tribunal in the UK, another very important Judgment was made exposing the Land Reform program in Zimbabwe for what it is: "Crimes Against Humanity." It is another big step towards truth and accountability in…
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I think that it is important to try to learn from the past if we are going to have any hope of countering violence in the future writes Zimbabwean farmer Ben Freeth.
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By Never Kadungure A gripping documentary secretly filmed in Zimbabwe has made its way onto a short list of possible Oscar nominations for this year. Mugabe and the White African follows the trials and tribulations of white commercial…
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OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI FROM FARMER BEN FREETH OF MOUNT CARMEL FARM, CHEGUTU   A call for the Prime Minister to act in a time of “Controlled Anarchy” where crimes against humanity are being committed in Zimbabwe A…
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