Farm Violence, Murder & Torture in Zimbabwe

I would like to thank Mr Jay Sibanda of Concerned Zimbabweans Abroad for these photos. He can be contacted by e-mail at: CFB_Zim_Nats@Yahoo.com. They are looking for funds for various protests & activities in South Africa to pressurise the South African Government to act on Zimbabwe. Please support them.

Note: Further on you will see photos of murder, torture & animal mutilation. Then there is the story of the dog which refused to leave its dead master's side.

NB: I have heard from several Zimbabweans in Johannesburg that there is a black man who has photos of an incident where Mugabe's people tied a chord to a man's genitals and then ripped them off. But this guy wants to sell these photos for quite a price. I will see what I can do to try and get hold of them.

House Breaking, Theft, Vandalism & Violence:
February 2000 – December 2001
Lain and Kerry Kay – Chipesa Farm, Marondera (May 2000)
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 The Kay’s Dining Room
 The Kay’s Dining Room... HB02.JPG
 Children’s Bedroom
 Children’s Bedroom... HB06.JPG
 10 Years of HIV/AIDS work destroyed
 10 Years of HIV/AIDS work destroyed... HB09.JPG
 … and Police Reserve & Neighbourhood Watch Documentation destroyed.
  and Police Reserve & Neighbourhood Watch Documentation des... HB10.JPG
 The Kay’s Main Bedroom
 The Kay’s Main Bedroom... HB11.JPG
 Home Under Siege for 3 Days …
Fire lit under thatched homestead roof – police watch while invaders wander around.
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 Invaders carrying axes and sticks
 Invaders carrying axes and sticks... HB13.JPG
 Invaders carrying axes & iron bars (standard weapons)
 Invaders carrying axes & iron bars (standard weapons)... HB14.JPG
 Chipesa Farm workers being forced into homestead garden.
 Chipesa Farm workers being forced into homestead garden.... HB15.JPG
 … and forced to sing revolutionary songs – do they look happy?
(These songs are the good old communist influence at work)
  and forced to sing revolutionary songs – do they look happ... HB16.JPG
 Invaders gathering at homestead fence.
 Invaders gathering at homestead fence.... HB17.JPG
 So called “War Vets” with iron bars.
 So called “War Vets” with iron bars.... HB18.JPG
 Police remaining outside the homestead fence – waiting for violence?
 Police remaining outside the homestead fence – waiting for v... HB19.JPG
 Kapopo – Guard beaten siege weekend 6,7 & 8th July 2001
 Kapopo – Guard beaten siege weekend 6,7 & 8th July 2001... HB20.JPG
 Chipesa farm guard indicating Russian Grenade which had been found under the rocks placed across the road. (David Kay had gone out to a neighbor for dinner And came across road block on his return. Army engineers Detonated it the next day).
 Chipesa farm guard indicating Russian Grenade which had been... HB21.JPG
 Jailos 74 years old. Beaten on left arm by squatters over siege weekend 6, 7 & 8th July 2001.
 Jailos 74 years old. Beaten on left arm by squatters over s... HB22.JPG
 “War Vets” in striped scarf. Policemen (red arrow) watch passively as invaders break through fence at Chipesa Farm homestead.
 “War Vets” in striped scarf. Policemen (red arrow) watch pa... HB24.JPG
 Hamish Charters (Eirene Farm ) beaten by 14 invaders with whips and fan belts tied with barbed wire…
 Hamish Charters (Eirene Farm ) beaten by 14 invaders with wh... HB26.JPG
 … and sustained a fractured skull.
  and sustained a fractured skull.... HB27.JPG
 Hamish Charters’ homestead fence – police refused to arrest the accused in Hamish’s attempted murder, seen standing with the police in this photograph.
 Hamish Charters’ homestead fence – police refused to arrest ... HB28.JPG
 Herbert Chikasa aged 5. Beaten at Munemo Farm on 8 November 2001 by a mob of 15 in a raid on the farm village at night.
 Herbert Chikasa aged 5. Beaten at Munemo Farm on 8 November... HB29.JPG
 Herbert Chikasa aged 5 and his mother.
 Herbert Chikasa aged 5 and his mother.... HB30.JPG
 Farm workers beaten at Uitkyk Farm 13 October 2001 by a mob of 40 to 50 people.
Angus and Lindsay Campbell’s Farm in Marondera.
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 Beaten with a chain.
 Beaten with a chain.... HB33.JPG
 This graph from a recent study shows that most of the victims (blacks), are members of the MDC [Movement for Democratic Change] - the opposition to Mugabe. Note how very few are members of ZANU(PF) [The ruling party] on the rightmost column
 This graph from a recent study shows that most of the victim... HB81.JPG
 This graph shows how the violence coincided with the Presidential elections in March (indicated by red arrow)
 This graph shows how the violence coincided with the Preside... HB82.JPG
 Women and children were not spared in the violent attacks on farm Villages by “war vets” and settlers.
 Women and children were not spared in the violent attacks on... HB35.JPG
 Farm worker’s house burned at Eirene Farm 8 November 2001. (Hamish Charters)
 Farm worker’s house burned at Eirene Farm 8 November 2001. (... HB36.JPG
 Cow mutilated by war veterans at Howard Hall’s farm on 14 October 2001.
She was slashed open from behind, her eyes gouged out and she was left to die.
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 Cow mutilated by war veterans at Howard Hall’s farm on 14 October 2001.
 Cow mutilated by war veterans at Howard Hall’s farm on 14 Oc... HB38.JPG
 Displaced Farm Workers
Rob and Janet Edgars Igudu Farm, Marondera.
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 Farm workers evicted from Monora Farm, photographed at Uitkyk Farm turnoff in late July 2001.
 Farm workers evicted from Monora Farm, photographed at Uitky... HB40.JPG
 Displaced farm workers’ children camping in the bush.
Rob and Jan Edgars, Igudu Farm.
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 Many farms burnt out by invaders.
Marondera area 2001.
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 Chinhoyi Farming Area where the 21 farmers were detained. All farmers down this road are still not farming. As at April 2002.
 Chinhoyi Farming Area where the 21 farmers were detained. A... HB43.JPG
 Fynnlands Farm House August 2001
The following pictures were taken of farm houses/yards looted and destroyed by invaders/”war vets” in the Mhangura farming area – a total of 30 homes.
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 Fynnlands Farm House – August 2001
 Fynnlands Farm House – August 2001... HB45.JPG
 Clofton Farm House August 2001
 Clofton Farm House August 2001... HB46.JPG
 Two Tree House August 2001
 Two Tree House August 2001... HB47.JPG
 Mwanga Farm Homestead Kitchen August 2001
 Mwanga Farm Homestead Kitchen August 2001... HB49.JPG
 Crofton Farm – Owner’s Vehicle August 2001
 Crofton Farm – Owner’s Vehicle August 2001... HB50.JPG
 Crofton Farm – Owner’s Vehicle Engine August 2001
 Crofton Farm – Owner’s Vehicle Engine August 2001... HB51.JPG
 Longvalley Farm – Settlers Huts August 2001
 Longvalley Farm – Settlers Huts August 2001... HB52.JPG
 10th November 2001 Visa Farm
Invaders joining hosepipes to flood house. Farmer’s wife and child locked in bedroom.
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 Visa Farm 10th November 2001 Bedroom flooded by invaders.
 Visa Farm 10th November 2001 Bedroom flooded by invaders.... HB54.JPG
 Ian Colquhoun’s geese are slaughtered and cooked while his wife and daughters were barricaded into their home.
 Ian Colquhoun’s geese are slaughtered and cooked while his w... HB57.JPG
 Friday November 16 2001
These pictures taken of David Ntetwa – beaten by CIO (Central Intelligence Organisation - Mugabe's equivalent of the KGB) in Harare Central Police Station…..
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 David is an MDC activist.
 David is an MDC activist.... HB62.JPG
 Signs of torture on his feet…
 Signs of torture on his feet... HB63.JPG
 Signs of torture on his legs…
 Signs of torture on his legs... HB64.JPG
 Jon Rutherford (adopted son of Lain and Kerry Kay) beaten on 15th March, 2002 “for being MDC”. His guard Darlington Vhekaveka was beaten to death in front of Jon for allegedly being involved with MDC.
 Jon Rutherford (adopted son of Lain and Kerry Kay) beaten on... HB65.JPG
 Badly beaten Zimbabwean farmer Michael Caine arrives at a hospital in Harare on 27th January 2003. He was beaten by 'settlers' who used bicycle chains, knobkerries & an axe-handle. Although the farm has not been taken, the militant 'settlers' have occupied the land & refused to let him farm
 Badly beaten Zimbabwean farmer Michael Caine arrives at a ho... HB83.JPG
 Mr Terrence Samson Ford (55 Years Old)
Commercial farmer – Norton area.
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 Mr Ford was murdered… His farm in Norton was taken over shortly afterwards by Sabina Mugabe (Mugabe's sister).
 Mr Ford was murdered His farm in Norton was taken over shor... HB67.JPG
 Mr. Fords dog refused to leave his masters body.
 Mr. Fords dog refused to leave his masters body.... HB68.JPG
 Mr Ford
 Mr Ford... HB69.JPG
 Mr Ford
 Mr Ford... HB70.JPG
 This is Mr Duncan Cook after being attacked…
 This is Mr Duncan Cook after being attacked... DUNCANCOOK.JPG
 Leslie De Jager (36 yrs) and Assistant Driver Wireless Antonio (48) were assaulted by a group of approximately 20 settlers on Manyamba Farm, Mashonaland West, 45 kms from Chinhoyi town.
 Leslie De Jager (36 yrs) and Assistant Driver Wireless Anton... HB72.JPG
 Here is how a Human Rights Activist in Zimbabwe described what happened to this horse:- "This horse was loose in a stall then the State sponsored thugs (who were holding the owner hostage in how own home) placed hay bales around it and burned it alive".

She went on to write that:-
"I have just heard that nine MDC [Movement for Democratic Change] women have been taken to a camp and are being gang raped... being invected with HIV is a death sentence in Africa... President Mbeki you are condoning all this - you are complicit....."
 Here is how a Human Rights Activist in Zimbabwe described wh... HB73.JPG
 Here is a close-up showing the burn marks on the horse
 Here is a close-up showing the burn marks on the horse... ZC0049.JPG
 This photo was in DIE BEELD, a major South African newspaper. This is a protest held in Sandton, Johannesburg by the Concerned Zimbabweans Abroad as they try to put pressure on the South African government to act against Mugabe. Both protests they held were very successful, but even so, they need support from anyone, any where. If you would like to assist them in any way, no matter how small you can contact them by e-mail at: CFB_Zim_Nats@Yahoo.com.
 This photo was in DIE BEELD, a major South African newspaper... HB80.JPG