Search
  1. Home
  2. Southern Africa
  3. Zimbabwe
  • News

Mugabe gets right to seize whites’ land

    JOHANNESBURG

    President Robert Mugabe has at the last minute pushed through an amendment to the country’s draft constitution which makes it possible for the state to seize land owned by white farmers by force. If Zimbabweans approve the draft constitution in a referendum next month, Mugabe will be able have enforce his threats of seizures without compensation. An estimated 1,400 farms were listed for seizure in November 1997, but the legal right to compensation forced Mugabe to back down.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join