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Whites told to stop farming

Harare June 24. Some 2,900 white-owned farms in Zimbabwe have been ordered to cease operating today after a controversial land reform law was amended to give the Government sweeping powers to seize farmland for redistribution, according to a farmers' spokeswoman.

But many of the affected farmers ignored the deadline and continued their business, a Commercial Farmers Union spokesperson said. On May 10, the Government amended the Land Acquisition Act to order farmers whose property has been earmarked for acquisition to stop farming 45 days after a notice of acquisition has been issued.

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