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HARARE – The eviction of a Zimbabwean tobacco farmer from his Protea Valley farm has sparked new fears among his neighbors.
Martin Grobler was evicted by officials armed with a warrant.
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The farm has been assigned to a former government employee.
Grobler and his wife were crying when their belongings were removed from the home.
The couple have been working the land, just 35 kilometers southeast of Harare, for more than 22 years.
They also lost the tobacco crop they had just planted.
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Debbie Grobler says this was unexpected and that she and her husband have no plans.
“We weren’t expecting this. We didn’t have any notice. I would have liked a few days to pack properly, but they are just carrying everything out, nothing is packed. They are taking everything out and putting it outside the door. We have no plans. We don’t know where to go. we go “.
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Grobler’s eviction comes shortly after the Zimbabwean government promised to pay $ 3.5 billion in compensation to white farmers whose land was taken to resettle black families in the early 2000s.
Some of Grobler’s neighbors came to the home to help move their property.
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