On Sunday, after almost two decades, farmers in Zimbabwe finally agreed to an interim payment of RTGS$53m (about R240m)
Back in November 1997, Zimbabwe's government issued a notice of the compulsory acquisition of 1 471 farms.
The initial plan quickly unravelled. Donors and government failed to reach consensus, accusing each other of reneging on their promises to fund land redistribution, or failing to adhere to agreed-upon principles. And the late 1990s, rising tensions meant the process of land reform slowed to a crawl. By 1999, just 70 000 hectares – not even the area of Harare – had been acquired for redistribution.Dissatisfaction over the land question, coupled with the country's economic downfall, provided the ideal platform for the rise of opposition party the Movement for Democratic Change .
It was not the only proposed change, in fact, but part of a broader constitutional amendment that incorporated a Bill of Rights and limited the president to two successive five-year terms.Concerned over their prospects at the next election, the ruling Zanu-PF called for radical land redistribution.
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