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Land Repossessions Were Disastrous for Zimbabwe. Will South Africa Repeat the Same Mistakes?

The frontal attack on property rights of the country’s European farmers wiped out much of Zimbabwe’s export earnings and sent destructive ripples throughout the rest of the economy.

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Land Repossessions Were Disastrous for Zimbabwe. Will South Africa Repeat the Same Mistakes?
Zimbabwe farmer Jenny Gibson with her farm manager Darwindale, July 2000. Photo: Peter Jordan / Alamy

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