Own Correspondent|Government through the state media has come up with a host of allegations against Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna in Matabeleland North.

In its Friday publication, the media sensationally claims that Ndiweni is trying to rally the Matabeleland region against the Government by claiming that he is fighting for the preservation of the sacred Ntabazinduna mountains when, in fact, he is fighting in the corner of white farmers in Umguza.

According to the publication, sources at the Umguza District Administrator’s office, one of the white farmers is said to have approached Chief Ndiweni and asked for assistance in blocking change of ownership which the chief has unsuccessfully tried to do over the past year.

The media further claims that when Chief Ndiweni realised that neither the courts nor Department of Lands could assist him, he then railed against the country and called for sanctions against Zimbabwe.

“The long-time occupant Davies is being evicted from the farm following a determination by the courts in Bulawayo. The eviction is not being done by the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement.

“The engagement process should also be in light of the fact that his invoking the narrative of Ntabazinduna may result in certain groups coalescing around him in the belief that they are fighting for cultural preservation.

“This could result in the region coming to his support and confronting the Government,” according to the state media source.

The chief is reportedly insisting that the courts are part of the Government and Government should do something to intervene.