Zimbabwe Dismisses Reports on Eviction of White Farmers

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Zimbabwe Dismisses Reports on Eviction of White Farmers

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The Zimbabwean government has dismissed reports suggesting that all white commercial farmers on listed farms will cease operations and vacate their farms on June 24, according to Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation on Saturday.

Lands Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Joseph Made said only the first batch of farms representing less than 10 percent of the 4,000 commercial farms will be affected on Monday next week by the Section 8 notices under the Land Acquisition Act.

The Section 8 notices require recipients to stop farming activities to their living quarters for another 45 days after which they must vacate the property.

Any attempts to breach these conditions attract a jail term of up to two years or a fine not exceeding 20,000 Zimbabwean dollars (about 364 U.S. dollars) or both jail term and fine.

Made said the law was clear and no extensions will be granted.

Despite an outcry for more time on the part of the commercial farmers, Made said there was no going back on the land redistribution exercise.

This week, newspapers quoted commercial farmers on farms listedfor acquisition for resettlement purposes complaining that operations would cease and their workers would be made homeless.

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