Mugabe Lackey Invades Harare House
The so-called leader of the War Veterans of Zimbabwe's liberation war of the 1970s (although he actually never went to war and is not a real Veteran), Joseph Chinotimba, has invaded a house in Harare and is refusing to leave. The house belongs to Harare City Council, which has taken Chinotimba to court, but witnesses have mysteriously disappeared, leading to the case being struck off the roll Harare, Zimbabwe, 04 December 2009 The self-styled Commander of Farm Invasions, Joseph Chinotimba, who is also a leader of the Mugabe-supporting War Veterans' Association of Zimbabwe, is refusing to vacate a suburban house in Harare that he has been occupying for years now. The house, in Belvedere, was occupied by Chinotimba in May 2006, when ZANU PF still had some clout at the Harare City Council. The home belongs to the Council and was given to Chinotimba on the basis of a "verbal contract". With the MDC-Tsvangirai now controlling Council, they are seeking to evict Chinotimba ...