A tiny number of white Zimbabwean farmers have agreed to a contentious compensation agreement from the government, 25 years after their land was taken during a tumultuous land reform program that garnered international attention.
They were once the backbone of the nation’s agricultural industry, but many of them are now aged, noticeably weak, suffering from disease, and in dire need of money.
“This, in my opinion, is the only chance. Arthur Baisley, 71, told the news, “We can’t wait ten years for another deal.”
Mr. Baisley, who is still recovering from back surgery, was one of several people who came to a conference room in the capital, Harare, earlier this year to talk about the agreement. Some of them needed assistance from walking sticks and walking frames.
