Nearly a quarter of a century after Zimbabwe's fast-track land reform programme reshaped the country's agricultural sector, the issue of compensation for dispossessed commercial farmers remains unresolved. In 2008, the SADC Tribunal ruled that the Zimbabwean government had violated property rights and should pay compensation - a judgment that Harare rejected, and after which the Tribunal itself was effectively suspended.Now, Ben Freeth spokesperson for SADC Tribunal Rights Watch and Executive Director of the Mike Campbell Foundation - has written an open letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, calling for the restoration of the rule of law and fair compensation for thousands of former title deed holders.

<p>Nearly a quarter of a century after Zimbabwe's fast-track land reform programme reshaped the country's agricultural sector, the issue of compensation for dispossessed commercial farmers remains unresolved. In 2008, the SADC Tribunal ruled that the Zimbabwean government had violated property rights and should pay compensation - a judgment that Harare rejected, and after which the Tribunal itself was effectively suspended.Now, Ben Freeth spokesperson for SADC Tribunal Rights Watch and Executive Director of the Mike Campbell Foundation - has written an open letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, calling for the restoration of the rule of law and fair compensation for thousands of former title deed holders.</p>