Court gives Mugabe go-ahead on land reform

Zimbabwe's Supreme Court today gave President Mr Robert Mugabe's government permission to proceed with its land reforms.

The interim order reversed a previous ruling by the court.

The Supreme Court in November had declared the land reform scheme unconstitutional and ordered a halt to the program.

But today a bench dominated by new appointees said in a two-page ruling that administrative courts could resume processing the government's requests to acquire farms.

AFP