Harare - The Zimbabwean government has begun its long-promised mass expropriation of white-owned land for redistribution to millions of black peasants with the seizure of the first farms without compensation.
Although hundreds of farms have already been illegally occupied by war veterans and their supporters, Viewfield Farm in Centenary, an hour's drive from Harare, is the first to be taken by the government after being legally designated for confiscation.
An elderly owner, Ms April Davies, has 90 days to vacate her house. Her 34 black farm labourers and their families have also been ordered off the property.
