Zimbabwe's land minister said Tuesday that the government intended to nationalize all farmland that it had not already confiscated under a contentious program of land seizures begun four years ago.



The minister, John Nkomo, said the government planned to take control of remaining farmland, abolishing all deeds, and turn it back to farmers under 99-year leases. Leases on wildlife conservancies would be limited to 25 years, he said, because that land is considered more valuable than farmland.



"Ultimately, all land shall be resettled as state property,'' Mr. Nkomo was quoted as saying Tuesday in the government-controlled newspaper The Herald. "It will now be the state which will enable the utilization of the land for national prosperity."



http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/09/international/africa/09zimb.html

"The state will enable the utilization of land for national prosperity". Anyone heard of any places where this has worked? Sounds like whatever hunting areas are left in Zimbabwe might be going down the drain soon. I would have liked to get a hunt in Zim before it goes down the gurgler.

Robber Mugabe has always claimed to be a Marxist and intent on removing all private land ownership and guess what?, he just has.

The only good communist is one six feet under, or swinging from a cross-tree gently in the breeze.

I supppose we can now refer to Comrad Mugabe as King Robert of Mugabe as his latest land strategem is a leap back to the middle ages.

jim dodd

Tis an evil day!!! anybody got employment for a large mammal biologist who likes to shoot alot?