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Zimbabwe offers farm compensation | Zimbabwe offers farm compensation |
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More than 1,000 white farmers have been told to collect compensation for property seized during Zimbabwe's controversial land-reform programme. | More than 1,000 white farmers have been told to collect compensation for property seized during Zimbabwe's controversial land-reform programme. |
The country's land ministry said dispossessed white farmers should contact the government urgently. | The country's land ministry said dispossessed white farmers should contact the government urgently. |
The invitation for compensation was carried in a four-page notice in the government-run Herald newspaper. | The invitation for compensation was carried in a four-page notice in the government-run Herald newspaper. |
Zimbabwe's land reforms saw thousands of white-owned farms seized and redistributed to landless blacks. | |
Soaring inflation | Soaring inflation |
Secretary of lands Ngoni Masoka urged former farm owners or representatives to "contact the Ministry of Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement as a matter of urgency in connection with their compensation". | Secretary of lands Ngoni Masoka urged former farm owners or representatives to "contact the Ministry of Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement as a matter of urgency in connection with their compensation". |
President Robert Mugabe launched Zimbabwe's controversial land-reform programme seven years ago, with the aim of readdressing economic imbalances left over from the country's years of British colonial rule. | President Robert Mugabe launched Zimbabwe's controversial land-reform programme seven years ago, with the aim of readdressing economic imbalances left over from the country's years of British colonial rule. |
But critics say the often violent campaign has devastated Zimbabwe's agriculture-based economy, leading to massive food shortages. | But critics say the often violent campaign has devastated Zimbabwe's agriculture-based economy, leading to massive food shortages. |
Zimbabwe's inflation topped 1,200% recently, compounding the hardship many Zimbabweans experience. | Zimbabwe's inflation topped 1,200% recently, compounding the hardship many Zimbabweans experience. |
Although it is estimated that 500 white farmers still remain in Zimbabwe, many have fled to neighbouring countries including Zambia and Mozambique. | Although it is estimated that 500 white farmers still remain in Zimbabwe, many have fled to neighbouring countries including Zambia and Mozambique. |
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