Chinhoyi - Twenty-three white farmers were formally charged with inciting public violence yesterday following clashes on Monday on a white-owned farm occupied by supporters of President Robert Mugabe.
Tension was high in Chinhoyi, a town 120 km north-west of Harare, after mobs of pro-Mugabe war veterans staged retaliatory attacks on whites on Tuesday. One of the farmers, Mr Gert Pretorius (72), collapsed in the dock and was rushed to hospital. The case was adjourned until Thursday.