No Briton Should Own Land in Zimbabwe: Mugabe

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No Briton Should Own Land in Zimbabwe: Mugabe

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Tuesday that his country should impose sanctions on Britain and ensure that no one from that country owns land in the southern African country.

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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Tuesday that his country should impose sanctions on Britain and ensure that no one from that country owns land in the southern African country.

Mugabe made the remarks while addressing thousands of Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) supporters in Dzivarasekwa High density suburb in Harare in his ongoing campaign program for the March presidential election.

He said some European countries, particularly Britain have imposed targeted sanctions against him, his family and members of his government because the former colonial power was opposed to the land resettlement program.

"Who went to whose country, it's the British who came here, why should I go to Britain? There it's cold everyday, is that a country?" said Mugabe.

He said the whites were giving the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) money so that they could fight against other blacks.

"Zimbabwe should totally belong to the blacks. The whites want to destroy the country's history," said Mugabe.

Mugabe said the government has done almost everything for the nation but has not yet finished giving land to the people.

Zimbabweans are expected to vote in a crucial presidential election on March 9 and 10, which pits Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai of the MDC as the major contestants. Other candidates are Shakespear Maya of the National Alliance for Good Governance as well as independent candidates Wilson Khumbula and Paul Siwela.

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