Land reform in Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, the question of land distribution and redistribution (land reform) was perhaps the most crucial and the most bitterly contested political issue today. However, moves since May 2005, by the Mugabe regime to move disaffected urban MDC supporters out into the rural areas by intimedation and violence (aka Operation Murumbutvina, otherwise known as Operation "Cleaning

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On June 10, 2004, British embassy spokesperson Sophie Honey said:

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June 10 - 2004

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:The UK has not reneged on commitments (made) at Lancaster House. At Lancaster House the British government made clear that the long-term requirements of land reform in Zimbabwe were beyond the capacity of any individual donor country.

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:Since independence we have provided 44 million pounds for land reform in Zimbabwe and 500 million pounds in bilateral development assistance.

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:The UK remains a strong advocate for effective, well managed and pro-poor land reform. Fast-track land reform has not been implemented in line with these principles and we cannot support it.

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