White farmers frustrated as govt fails to honour compensation deal - The Zimbabwe Independent
Half of the settlement was supposed to be paid out within a year, with the remainder paid over five years.
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Half of the settlement was supposed to be paid out within a year, with the remainder paid over five years.
Some officials said the failure to hold the election may have been caused by the absence of the lobby group’s director, who was unwell at the time.
Philip Rankin had long hoped for compensation after his family farm in Zimbabwe was seized because he was white, but cancer caught up with him first.
In an article published on its website on March 7, 2023, SAAI said compensation for the affected farmers was still uncertain.
George Guvamatanga, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Finance, did not respond to the Independent’s questions.