Two decades ago former President Robert Mugabe's government carried out at times violent evictions of 4,500 white farmers and redistributed the land to around 300,000 black families, arguing it was redressing imbalances from the colonial era.
Eminyakeni engamashumi amabili edlule, uhulumeni kaMugabe ngesinye isikhathi wayekhipha udlame lwabalimi abamhlophe abangama-4 500 waphinde wabiwa umhlaba emindenini emnyama engaba ngu-300, 000, wathi ulungisa ukungalingani komhlaba wamakholoni.