Zimbabwe Celebrates 39th Independence, Makes Promise to White Farmers
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This Thursday, Zimbabwe's president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, will preside over the country's 39th independence celebrations, an event that comes as his government is promising to partially compensate white commercial farmers whose lands were confiscated and redistributed to blacks during the decades-long rule of Robert Mugabe. Columbus Mavhunga reports for VOA News from Harare.