Another White Zimbabwean Says Remove Sanctions on Mugabe
20 February 2014
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Barely a few days after a group of white Zimbabwean lobbyists began a campaign to get western sanctions on Robert Mugabe and his ruling ZANU PF party dropped, another white Zimbabwean has added voice on the same contentious subject.
The Bulawayo based Steve Blomefield told ZimEye sanctions on Mugabe should be removed.
“I believe the sanctions should be dropped,” said Blomefield who is also locally referred to by the title ‘prophet’.
He added saying that he believes the recent July 2013 elections were not entirely a fraud.
“I am not pro-ZANU PF and stuff like that. But the elections, of course there was some crooking here and there, but not with the majority; I don’t believe the elections were totally fraudulent. There was some crookery(sic) here and there, but I believe that the people of Zimbabwe voted for ZANU PF, whether I like it or not they did. So we have to according to the Bible, submit to the government. It doesn’t mean that we agree with the government,” said Blomefield.

"Sanctions on Mugabe should be dropped"... Blomefield
“Sanctions on Mugabe should be dropped”… Blomefield

Blomefield’s comments come as chairman of a group of white Zimbabwean businessmen, Mathew Smith, said they want western countries to remove all the measures which he said were imposed on all Zimbabweans.
Smith is a hotelier and contract miner. His father Gary who is also a member of the group is the finance director of a transport and trucking business.
Mathew said his group believes that the targeted measures are hurting the country and Zimbabweans, and should be lifted unconditionally.
“We are forming this lobby group because the truth about Zimbabwe needs to be heard and for that truth to be heard it needs to be told from our perspective, especially as white Zimbabweans on whose behalf these damaging sanctions were supposedly imposed,” he said.
In a passionate speech delivered at a press briefing in Harare the leaders of the group denied that the motive behind the formation of the group is to protect their businesses from ZANU PF’s property grabs.
Matthew told the UK based SW Radio Africa on Tuesday, he has never felt the need to protect himself in his 33 years living in Zimbabwe, “and we are starting now because the time just feels right”.
He said the country has just had a “fantastic, peaceful, free and fair election and it is time that the citizens are freed from the sanctions yoke. Our interest is Zimbabwe and ordinary Zimbabweans”.

11 Replies to “Another White Zimbabwean Says Remove Sanctions on Mugabe”

  1. Wats wrong with u guys all we want is a better country 4 evry1,so when some1 opinioned him/herself in contributing on the removal of the sanctions let’s all stand 2gether as 1 Zimbabwe n support. Don’t blame the gvt its all about unity tht will rescue us 4rm the hardship of our economy.If all zimbabwean citizens unite n voice 2gether 4 the removal of sanctions no1 cn stop us even the europeans themselves they won’t hv an option,let’s stop fighting ourselves bout gvt regime change,let’s fyt sanctions first n c how our economy cn b

  2. Billy Rautenbach had, and got more farms. Mathew Blomefeld must have a lesson from Rautenbach. The way to get richer!

  3. They shouldn’t bother God has this in control. Soon they will be telling the world they got the sanctions removed.

  4. These Smiths calling for sanctions removal are rhodie spawn of the late Ian Smith a monster and a racist.

  5. News or not the fact is that it is not a surprise. What did some whites say when asked about Gukurahundi atrocities in the 80s? Their representative a white farmer said Mugabe was right as he was leading a country. Even the British Queen invited invited Perence Shiri to train in the British most prestigious air force school after the massacres. So Gary, Streak and whoever are in the steps of their fellow if not fathers and grandfathers. In the meantime they continue to have their own exclusive schools, their own town houses with 3 or 4 domestic workers. That is guaranted as long as they do not get involved in politics against Zanupf.

  6. Charles….what did ZANU-PF said about whites campagn of sanctions removal?? do not just blame ZANU-PF without a specific blamish…solve the country’s problems like others who are pushing for the scraping of these illegal sanctions………..

  7. When one white zimbabwean coughs, the whole country is shaken forget about the voices of employees who have not been paid for 11 months, PSMAS who have been denied medical services because PSMAS has not paid the service provider…Zanu inotya varungu

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