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This article describes the situation occurring in Zimbabwe where it's president, Robert Mugabe, has demand the extraction on a few hundred white farmers who remain in Zimbabwe, declaring all should go back to the origin (of land) of their ancestors, but one must be careful not to disturb the already fragile economy. This relates because here we see more problems with white farmers from Britain and black Zimbabweans in relation to farming.

This article shows how Zimbabwe is in such desperate economic times that just a few hundred farmers could destroy massive amounts of the whole countries economy. The president of the country continues to support black reclamation of the land, despite the fact that white farmers are necessary for their skill and economic benefit. 

This article discusses the case of a white man who was forced out of his commercial farm by black squatters under government orders. This relates to the database article we read because it provides a modern example of land occupation under land reform.

A fig tree farmer had been evicted from his farm in Zimbabwe because of the land reform. The government had allowed native people to settle back on the land without telling the farmer. Now this farmer is stranded with no place to go. There are lawyers trying to settle this dispute. This refers to the article from Part E because of the unfair use of land reform.

This article is about a farmer who is not allowed to visit his farm due to Robert Mugabe's land reform.

Dutch farmers are suing the government of Zimbabwe because they say that they were illegally evicted from their land. After Zimbabwe took control of this land they found a lot of diamonds and other minerals on the farm land. The Dutch farmers think that they should get the diamonds and money because the Zimbabwean government took away their land. This refers to the article from Part E because people were evicted from their homes unfairly.

This article describes the positive aspects of the Zimbabwe land reform. It discusses how Robert Mugabe's land distribution benefited farmers across the country. This relates to the activity because it discusses the positive results of the land reform.

Manicaland Provincial Affairs Minister Chris Mushohwe argued that the few remaining white farmers should not be kicked out of Zimbabwe because their economy could not suffer that loss. This is contrary to President Mugabe's opinion. He has openly stated that he wants all whites to return to England and is entirely against western influence in his country. This relates to the land redistribution issue, as Zimbabwean politicians argue whether or not all whites should have their land taken from them.

This article outlines the economy of Zimbabwe, mainly noting that it is quickly falling behind. One of the things noted is that farmers that lost land from the land reform should be compensated for their losses.