Zimbabwe land reform
Zimbabwe war veterans oppose white farmer compensation
President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed a $3.5 billion agreement with white farmers in July this as compensation for their losses. Under the deal, they won't be...
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Zimbabwe says foreign white farmers can apply to get back seized land
Last month, Zimbabwe agreed to pay $3.5 billion in compensation to local white farmers whose land was forcibly taken by the government to resettle black families, moving a step closer to resolving one the most divisive policies of the Robert Mugabe era.
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Two decades on, Zimbabwe takes stock of Mugabe land reform legacy
Twenty years after Zimbabwe's land reform began, there are deep lingering divisions over what became a symbol of Mugabe, who ruled for 37 years until he was toppled in 2017.
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Zimbabwe to start paying white farmers compensation after April
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government sees the paying of compensation to white farmers as key to mend ties with the West, and set aside $17.5 million in this year’s budget to that end.
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Zimbabwe’s $53m compensation for white farmers questioned
Around 4,000 white farmers lost land in the reform programme launched 18 years ago, and are said to be owed up to $9 billion.
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[OPINION] Settling the land compensation issue is vital for Zim’s economy
Resolving Zimbabwe's land compensation issue is essential not only to provide redress for those who lost their farms, but also to reduce uncertainty and encourage investment.
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Zim govt reportedly seizes farms from unproductive land beneficiaries
At least 38 farmers had already been notified their land is to be repossessed.
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Zimbabwe’s land reform programme almost complete
In all, 14.5 million hectares of land has been handed over to new owners.
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Britain gives Zim $72m to help rural farmers
The money would be paid out through the Food And Agriculture Organisation and other relief agencies.
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Zim VP threatens to step up land reforms
Emmerson Mnangagwa has threatened new black farmers who own multiple farms as well as white farmers.
