🇿🇼 🔥 *"Land Reform in SADC: Namibia’s Stolen Soil & the Ghosts of Genocide"* 🌍 🇿🇼 🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼 🇿🇼 *History of Zimbabwe Myths and Truths Villaedge* 🇿🇼 https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hb01mf4Q7O5JaeeWmdiD6b *The Colonial Lie: “Empty Land for Civilized Hands”* Germany’s 1904–1908 *Herero-Nama genocide* wasn’t just about killing people—it was about stealing land. Over *80% of Herero and 50% of Nama* were exterminated to make space for German settlers. Today, descendants of those settlers (6% of Namibia’s population) still control *70% of prime farmland* , while Black Namibians struggle on barren “communal land.” *How It Happened: From Genocide to Land Grabs* 1. *Extermination Orders*: German General Lothar von Trotha declared, *“Any Herero found within German borders will be shot”* . Survivors were forced into concentration camps or enslaved. 2. *Scientific Brutality*: Skulls of victims were sent to Germany for racist “research” . 3. *Land Redistribution*: Post-genocide, stolen land was sold cheaply to German settlers—titles still held today. *Modern-Day Apartheid: 21st-Century Land Injustice* - *Food Insecurity*: 80% of Namibia’s food is **imported** despite fertile land being monopolized by white farmers. - *Failed Reforms*: Namibia’s land redistribution program (target: 15M hectares by 2020) acquired only 3M hectares, often bought by elites and foreign billionaires. - *German “Reconciliation”*: Germany pledged €1.1B in “aid” but refuses *reparations*, calling it a “gesture” . *Why This Matters for Zimbabwe & SADC* Namibia’s struggle mirrors Zimbabwe’s Fast-Track Land Reform: both expose how colonial theft fuels modern inequality. Germany’s evasion of accountability sets a dangerous precedent for *all former colonies* fighting for justice. *Call to Action: Break the Silence* - *Share This*: Tag someone who needs to know #landback isn’t just a slogan—it’s survival. - *Discuss*: Should SADC nations demand *reparations, not aid*, from former colonizers? *Land isn’t just soil—it’s memory, dignity, and future. Let’s reclaim it.* ✊🏾 *💬 COMMENT*: How would YOU fix land reform and how? #landback #sadctruths #decolonizeafrica *Follow @RozviVillaedge for raw history, not propaganda.* 🌱 https://x.com/RozviVillaedge?t=Xct-Uwpjjykv368RICAH_g&s=09 🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼