In the year 2000, Zimbabwe embarked on a land reform programme that attracted the attention of the world. A lot has been said about this noble initiative which was aimed at empowering the majority by giving them back the land, a means of production, taken from indigenous Zimbabweans by the colonialists. The country's erstwhile enemies were dismayed by the move as it dispossessed and injured their local kith and kin.Thus, they dismissed the land reform programme as a political gimmick.
Nonetheless, the Government remained resolute and focused on this empowerment path which saw more than 300 000 Zimbabweans becoming land owners.
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