In conjunction with the Africa Policy Journal, Markus Scheuermaier co-moderated a panel debate at Harvard University on Zimbabwe: What Next? in April 2006. Previously, Mr. Scheuermaier worked in South Africa for Brait Private Equity and in the United Kingdom for the Economist Intelligence Unit, where he edited, among others, the Country Report on Zimbabwe. He is a graduate of Harvard University (MPA, 2006), the University of Oxford, and the Institut d'études politiques de Paris. This article is based on a paper written for a course on Human Rights and International Politics: The Basic Policy Dilemmas taught by Professor Michael Ignatieff in the fall of 2005 at the John F. Kennedy School of Government (KSG), Harvard University. In addition to his comments and those from his course assistants, Sarah Spencer and Negar Azimi, the paper benefited from the insight of Mutsa Chironga (KSG), Andrew Chadwick (KSG), and Dr. Todd Moss from the Center for Global Development. Selam Daniel from KSG assisted with the editing of the paper.
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The president of the Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers's Union (ZCFU), Davison Mugabe, confirmed the problem, saying the new farmers were having difficulties paying their workers because they were "starting up". survey by Beeld in Chegutu revealed that some new farmers were being evicted after former white owners were granted eviction orders by lower courts on the grounds that the offer letters were invalid as ruled by the High Court.
Their former workers were reportedly assisting them resetle on their original farms. "Whites were much better than our balck brothers as we have now gone for more than three months without being paid at this farm," said Gibson Menje, a "foreman" at Ardlui Farm. The new farmer John Majasi was said to have been evicted by a messenger of court with the former owner taking over his old farm. The house Majasi was living in was destroyed and burnt while he quickly moved his property and equipment to a nearby farm," said Majasi’s neighbour, Solomon Chidhakwa, adding Majasi had since left the area and his whereabouts are not clear.
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