'HENCEFORTH, no more land invasions in whatever form, place or by whomsoever! Be warned!" This was a chilling warning by the Deputy Chief Secretary in charge of Presidential Communications George Charamba via his social media handle on Twitter on Tuesday morning.
Interestingly, the warning shots were fired a few days after this publication exposed Zanu PF functionaries who invaded an expansive 5 000 hectare ranch in Chiredzi where they took over a flourishing 120 hectares of sugar cane plantation and 200 herd of Brahman cattle. The ranch, known as Oscro Farm, belongs to an Italian national Tony Sarpo. Oscro is protected under the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (Bippa) signed between Zimbabwe and Italy in April 1999.
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