Matabeleland food shortages. Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo finally reconciled their political differences by late 1987. The roots of discord remained, however, and in some ways increased as Mugabe's rule became increasingly autocratic into the 21st century. In the early 1990s, a Land Acquisition Act was passed, calling for the Mugabe government to purchase mostly white-owned commercial farming land for redistribution to native Africans. Matabeleland has rich central plains, watered by tributaries of the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers, allowing it to sustain cattle and consistently produce large amounts of cotton and maize. But land grabbing, squatting, and repossessions of large white
Define the Great Line early November, the band went on the headlining fall tour with support from Every Time I Die, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster and Poison the Well. Prior to the album's release, unfinished versions of the album began circulating the internet, prompting the band to acknowledged the audio files were stolen, but the tracks were not the final versions of the songs. "Define the Great Line" received universal acclaim from critics. Tony Cummings of Cross Rhythms said the release was Underoath's big breakthrough into the mainstream, and Jesus Freak Hideout called the album "the most anticipated release of the year."