A group of war veterans in Zimbabwe indicates where his followers will settle on Rockwell Farm, owned by farmer Andreo Malus, in March 2000. Picture: HOWARD BURDITTZimbabwe’s government has signed a $3.5bn deal to compensate white commercial farmers evicted from their land two decades ago.
“Today marks a huge milestone,” Andrew Pascoe, president of the Commercial Farmers Union that represents the white farmers, said on Wednesday at a signing ceremony in Harare. “As Zimbabweans, we have chosen to resolve this long-outstanding issue.” A committee has been formed by the government, farmers and donors to raise funding for the compensation, vice-president Constantino Chiwenga said at the ceremony.
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