Who will compensate Zimbabwe's white farmers?

[TomSea]

Who will compensate Zimbabwe's white farmers?

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Dave Wakefield and workers at his farm
Image caption Dave Wakefield, who lost his farm in 2001, has leased land from a black owner

In Zimbabwe, thousands of white farmers were forced from their farms, sometimes violently, between 2000 and 2001 under a government programme of land reform. The seizures were blamed for destroying Zimbabwe's economy, and ruined relations with the West. A new plan to compensate the farmers could restore donor confidence but it has divided the country, as the BBC's Shingai Nyoka reports.

The rolling hills beyond the rich farmland remind Dave Wakefield of what he lost. He points out a distinct bald hilltop among them and laughs, "bald like me".

It is part of the Chaddesley Estate, which used to be his 2,000-hectare property.

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[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Getting the hell out of Zimbabwe would be more than enough for me.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Getting the hell out of Zimbabwe would be more than enough for me.

I was about to say the same thing.

Although would have to be pretty tough, fearless people to have stuck it out there for so long.

[dfwgator]

Actually, Zambia has welcomed white farmers from Zimbabwe and South Africa, and it's paid off for them.

[Fishrrman]

Mr. Wakefield ought to take whatever money he has, gather his family, and GET OUT of there while he's still able to do so.

Last time, they came for his farm.
Next time, they will come for his life.