from Hacker News

White and Black farmers still bear the scars of Zimbabwe's land grabs

by bmikkelsen on 4/23/25, 5:05 PM with 2 comments

• by billy99k on 4/23/25, 5:10 PM

  "The invasions were part of the chaotic Fast Track Land Reform Program (FTLRP), launched under President Robert Mugabe in 2000 to reclaim land from about 4,000 white farmers and redistribute it to landless Black Zimbabweans."

  Let's be honest here. This was racially motivated. White farmers had their land stolen by government thugs and given to people that didn't have the knowledge, experience, or discipline to run it properly.

  The end result was a destroyed economy.