Zimbabwe to Return 67 Foreign-Owned Farms Seized in Land Grab
An image of Robert Mugabe is hung from a gate at a seized farm north of Harare, Zimbabwe, in April 2000.
Photographer: Alexander Joe/AFP/Getty ImagesZimbabwe said it was returning a number of foreign-owned farms that were seized during a violent land grab more than 25 years ago and pay compensation of $146 million.
Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka told lawmakers that the transfer involved 67 properties. Treasury data separately showed the payments would settle claims by property owners from Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and the former Yugoslavia.