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Original Post Date: 2001-08-29 Posted By: Jan
From the News Archives of: WWW.AfricanCrisis.Org
Date & Time Posted: 8/29/2001 3:20:37 AM
Chaos at Victoria Falls
22/08/2001
Zimbabwe’s premier tourist destination, state and independent dailies
reported today, that an angry mob of so-called war veterans went on a rampage
in Victoria Falls. The reports said about a dozen veterans of Zimbabwe’s war
of independence, the group that spearheaded the invasions of thousands of
white-owned farms since early last year, stormed the resort in anger over
runaway inflation, which they blamed on cross-border traders from Zambia.
Town council authorities told the independent Daily News and the state-run
Herald and Chronicle that the rioters were war veterans and supporters of the
ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front party.
The Herald and Chronicle also reported the incident, which Thembinkosi
Sibindi, Victoria Falls acting mayor, a ZANU-PF member, blamed on the former
combatants. “The border post was closed for about an hour as war veterans
stopped Zambians from crossing into Zimbabwe,” Sibindi said.
Neither the town authorities nor the police could be reached for comment. The
veterans were reportedly angry over escalating prices of goods, blaming the
inflation on Zambian traders capitalising on the weakening of the Zimbabwe
dollar to buy goods for resale in their country. “It’s embarrassing that when
we are about to revive tourism there are some war veterans trying to disturb
that. As a ZANU-PF mayor I feel embarrassed,” Sibindi added.
Victoria Falls, the world’s largest sheet of falling water, is Zimbabwe’s
prime attraction, but tourism has collapsed since the start of politically
related violence in the run-up to legislative elections last June. Tourism
arrivals dropped to 60%, plunging to an unprecedented low.
Veterans of the 1970’s liberation war from Britain have led the invasions of
white-owned farms and businesses with the open backing of Robert Mugabe,
Zimbabwe’s President.
Prices of goods and services have risen steeply in recent months as the
country goes through its worst-ever economic crisis. – Sapa-AFP