NAMIBIA: commercial farmers urged to change their ways

Prime Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab made an impassioned plea to commercial farmers to "change their hearts and minds" to avoid Zimbabwe-style land grabs. Speaking to members of the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) - which represents commercial farmers' interests - Gurirab said last week's eviction of six families who had lived for several decades on a farm near Gobabis should not be seen in isolation.