Land reform: Zimbabwe dishes R58 million compensation to displaced white farmers
- Zimbabwe's government announced a US$3.1 million payout to white farmers on Wednesday as initial compensation.
- The payout addresses the controversial land seizures that occurred over two decades ago under a government program.
- This payment covers the first 378 farms and represents 1% of the initial US$311 million allocated for compensation.
- Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube stated compensating farmers is key to reforming Zimbabwe's economy and clearing arrears.
- The compensation aims to mend ties with the West, improve the economy, and resolve long-standing land tenure issues.
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Zimbabwe begins compensating white farmers affected by often-violent land seizures
The Zimbabwean government will compensate white farmers who were forcibly removed from their land more than 20 years ago in a bid to mend ties with Western nations that have sanctioned it over human rights abuses. Zimbabwe Finance Minister Mthuli…
Zimbabwe pays white farmers affected by often-violent land seizures - Washington Examiner
The Zimbabwean government will compensate white farmers who were forcibly removed from their land more than 20 years ago in a bid to mend ties with Western nations that have sanctioned it over human rights abuses. Zimbabwe Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said the government would disburse $3.1 million to 740 white farmers who lost their land during a resettlement campaign in 2000 and 2001 aimed at relocating 300,000 Black families. About 4,000 whi…
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3 million: This week, the government of Zimbabwe announced an initial payout of $3 million to white farmers who were forced off their lands in 2000-01. A compensation agreement signed in 2020 between the state and thousands of white farmers committed Zimbabwe to distribute a total of about $3.5 billion for seized farmland.209: Longtime US politics-watcher Larry Sabato has issued his first election ratings report for the midterm election in Novem…
First payments made to white farmers affected by land reforms in Zimbabwe
The government of Zimbabwe has announced an initial compensation of US$3 million for white farmers whose properties were taken under a contentious government initiative over twenty years ago.
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