Minister of State Security Didymus Mutasa said the Southern African Development Community Tribunal was “daydreaming” after it ruled that Zimbabwe’s land reform programme was racially discriminatoryand violated Zimbabwe's SADC treaty obligations with regard to upholding the rule of law and respect for human rights. Mutasa’s comments were a clear indication that the government would not
robert mugabe doled out land to cronies which called deep economic suffering. the narrative was that it was an unmitigated disaster. ben cousins points out the legacy of zimbabwe land reform is more complex than the dominant narrative. particularly when you consider the case of tobacco farmers. as the new york times reported which 2,000 mostly white tobacco farmers were forced from their land tens of thousands of mostly black farmers took their place. at first production ebbed but rose creating livelily hoods for the once landless. in the end, the case for land reform in south africa is not merely a moral one. properly and sensibly executed, land reform is also good economics and good politics. next on gps over the last century the world s wealthiest countries have been the main drivers of the climate
robert mugabe allowed up kaungsenable treatment to white landowners, he doled out land to cronies which caused deep economic suffering. the narrative was that it was an unmitigated disaster. ben cousins points out the legacy of zimbabwe land reform is more complex than the dominant narrative. particularly when you consider the case of tobacco farmers. as the new york times reported when 2,000 mostly white tobacco farmers were forced from their land, tens of thousands of mostly black farmers took their place. at first production ebbed but rose creating livelily hoods for the once landless. in the end, the case for land reform in south africa is not merely a moral one. properly and sensibly executed, land reform is also good economics and good politics. next on gps over the last century the world s wealthiest countries have been the main drivers of the climate crisis while the world s poorest