Harare, Zimbabwe
President Robert Mugabe has ordered the country’s 3,000 white farmers to surrender their farmland so it can be given to blacks. Though a tiny minority, whites own most of the arable land in Zimbabwe, and Mugabe has made land redistribution his pet issue—largely to distract the people from his killing of hundreds of black opposition supporters. Now, with a famine spreading across the country, he has decreed jail sentences for whites caught tending their crops. “It’s now a crime to produce food for my country at a time when the masses are starving,” rancher Mike Clark told the London Independent. “What a mess.”
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Create an account with the same email registered to your subscription to unlock access.
-
5 arguably hilarious cartoons about the 2024 presidential debateCartoons Artists take on the candidates' age gap, sleepyheads, and more
-
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: a solid summer blockbusterThe Week Recommends The big-money movie might be 'a bit silly' but the effects are excellent
-
Tall Tales: church dedicates service to Taylor SwiftTall Tales The Week's round-up of the latest odd news
