Zimbabwe War Veterans Want Indian Community to Surrender land

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Zimbabwe War Veterans Want Indian Community to Surrender land

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War veterans have started ordering the Indian community to surrender a certain percentage of their commercial land and improve working conditions for their workers, according to the Herald owned by the government on Wednesday.

War veterans leader Andrew Ndlovu was quoted as saying that they would target the Indian community, which he accused of sabotaging the economy.

"In 1980, when most whites left the country, Indians had money to buy nearly all the developed land in cities. We now want these Indians to surrender a certain percent of that land to the Government," said Ndlovu.

"They were privileged because of the liberation struggle we fought to share cities with black Zimbabweans," Ndlovu said.

He said Indians had properties in nearly all the country's towns and cities and charged indigenous business people high rentals, which were beyond those stipulated by the Government laws.

"If they do not stop looting our economy they will leave us with no choice but to go door-to-door making sure all Indians in the cities are complying with instructions from war veterans," he said.

War veterans have also ordered Indians to stop dealing in foreign exchange illegally, reduce exorbitant rentals, bank their money in local banks and improve working conditions of their workers.

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