Ben Freeth: Beware SA - EWC looks a lot like Zim’s 1992 foundational land grab law

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Meet the remarkable former Zimbabwean farmer turned land restitution activist Ben Freeth, whose victory in a SADC Tribunal triggered the Mugabe/Zuma axis’s abolition of the highest court for 400 million Southern Africans. In this powerful interview with BizNews editor Alec Hogg, unbowed Freeth explains how a recently promulgated South African law has parallels with Zimbabwe’s initially ignored 1992 Act was the foundation for events that transformed his country from bread basket to basket case.
5 Feb 2025 10AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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