Published by the government of Zimbabwe
6 June 2008
Harare — ZANU (Ndonga) has thrown its weight behind the land reform programme, saying it would soon approach the Government to have its supporters allocated some land.
The party's national organising secretary, Mr Gondai Vutuza said the land reform programme was irreversible because it was the basis for the liberation struggle.
"As a party that participated in the liberation struggle, we want to put it on record that the basis of that armed struggle was land. We will not support any plans, either implied or explicit by any movement to try to reverse the agrarian reform," said Mr Vutuza in an interview.
"We are currently carrying out an enquiry among our members to find out those who are in need of farming land so that we can collectively approach the Government. We fully support the idea of giving land to indigenous persons because that is their birthright."
MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai said he would return land to white former commercial farmers who lost their properties during the Government initiated land reform programme.
Addressing newly elected Members of the House of Assembly in what he dubbed "State of the Nation Address," Tsvangirai said he would either compensate the white farmers or reincorporate them in mainstream agriculture.
The opposition leader has been castigated for trying to reverse the gains of independence by returning the land to whites.
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