The Zimbabwean government has said that white farmers whose tracts of land were seized between 2000 and 2001 under a government programme of land reform can apply to get them back.
Where the land cannot be given back, the farmers will be offered land elsewhere, according to a joint statement by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube and Lands and Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka.
The ministers said the government would revoke offer letters to black farmers who were resettled in the land.
They said the white farmers whose land was to be seized by government but is yet to be taken can can apply to lease the land for 99 years.
Some 3,500 white farmers were evicted from their farms during the controversial land reforms.
Zimbabwe's government agreed in May to pay $3.5bn (£2.6bn) in compensation to white farmers whose land was taken during the land reforms.
Latest Stories
-
Union Ghana triumphs in inaugural University of Ghana Community Games
3 hours -
GPL 2024/25: Young Apostles look to upset Samartex in Samreboi
3 hours -
GPL 2024/25: Medeama aim to halt GoldStars’ unbeaten run in Western derby
4 hours -
AFCON 2025Q: Jordan, Alidu, Gideon and Fatawu ruled out of Niger’s clash
4 hours -
Developing countries need $1 trillion annually by 2030 to combat climate change, new report warns
6 hours -
NALAG elect Alfred Aseidu Adjei as new president
7 hours -
If I focused on self-promotion, my statues would be everywhere – Mahama
7 hours -
GPL 2024/25: Nsoatreman draw 1-1 against Aduana in Bono derby
7 hours -
Don’t be used for electoral misconduct, you would be dealt with – IGP warns
7 hours -
Prof Ato Duncan to launch blueprint for sustainable global peace
9 hours -
Southwest flight struck by bullet at Texas airport
9 hours -
Malcolm X’s family sues FBI, CIA and NYPD over his murder
9 hours -
BCI takes free breast cancer screening to Mampong Okuapeman
10 hours -
Measuring the Green Wealth of Nations: Natural capital and economic productivity in Africa
10 hours -
COP29 protest: Global call for plant-based treaty gains momentum
11 hours