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Nationalisation of Farmland in Zimbabwe
Belonging to South African Citizens
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 254
PUBLISHED IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 5 OF 18
JUNE 2004
MR LK JOUBERT TO ASK THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
Whether the Government intends taking any action in
respect of the nationalisation of farmland in Zimbabwe
belonging to South African citizens; if not, why not;
if so, what action? N289E
UNQUOTE
REPLY
Yes, the Government intends to take action in respect
of South Africa's citizens owning businesses in Zimbabwe
in general and landowners in particular. The action
which the Government intends to take in this regard
is to include issues of this nature on the agenda of
the current discussions between the two Governments.
Such a discussion will take place within the context
of the BIPPA agreement. Again this issue will be amongst
the issues to be discussed by our Ambassador in Zimbabwe
with the Zimbabwean Minister of Lands, Land Reform and
Resettlement. It should also be noted that this is an
issue which has recently arisen and needs further explanation
by the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe.
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