The Zimbabwe government said yesterday it would arrest about 1,000 white farmers who stayed on their land in defiance of an order for them to leave by midnight last Thursday. "Those who defied the deadline will face the consequences," said Patrick Chinamasa, the justice minister, in an interview with the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Zimbabwe's state-owned ZBC radio reported that the farmers would be fined or sentenced to two years' imprisonment. It is unclear whether the government will carry out its threat or if this is simply an intimidatory tactic to frighten more farmers off their land. In June President...