Douglas Rogers
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“Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans had starved to death or died of disease under Robert Mugabe; the more incredible story was how so many millions managed to survive. They refused to become victims.”
― The Last Resort: A Memoir of Mischief and Mayhem on a Family Farm in Africa
― The Last Resort: A Memoir of Mischief and Mayhem on a Family Farm in Africa
“It was happening again: everyone wanted their story told.”
― The Last Resort: A Memoir of Mischief and Mayhem on a Family Farm in Africa
― The Last Resort: A Memoir of Mischief and Mayhem on a Family Farm in Africa
“There were lots of ways to lose your farm. In the beginning it was mostly violent. Now, though, the process had become highly formal, and in many ways more chilling. Ordinary citizens who supported the ruling party and claimed they wanted to farm simply applied to the Registrar of Deeds for a farm and, if approved, got what was called an offer letter. This applicant, known as an A2 farmer, simply drove onto the farm he had been allocated, handed his letter to the farmer if he was still on the land, and told him he was the new owner. “It’s like winning the lottery, except you don’t even have to buy a ticket,” Dad told me.”
― The Last Resort: A Memoir of Mischief and Mayhem on a Family Farm in Africa
― The Last Resort: A Memoir of Mischief and Mayhem on a Family Farm in Africa
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