War veterans challenge US$3,5 million compensation for white farmers

War veterans challenge US$3,5 million compensation for white farmers

A farmer checks his tobacco crop in Zimbabwe (Lynsey Addario/Getty Images Europe)   President Emmerson Mnangagwa, seeking to restore ties with western governments who were critical of the land seizures, has committed to pay US$3,5 billion to just over 4,000 farmers but only for improvements to the land, and not the land itself. The scheme first announced in 2020 has made little progress. To date, the Zimbabwe government has paid just US$3 milli…

War veterans challenge US$3,5 million compensation for white farmers - Zimbabwe News Now

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s plan to compensate white farmers whose land was acquired for resettlement has lurched into legal trouble after a group of war veterans challenged the agreement which they argue is “unconstitutional.” President Emmerson Mnangagwa, seeking to restore ties with western governments who were critical of the land seizures, has committed to pay US$3,5 billion to just over 4,000 farmers but only for improvements to the land, and not …