Zimbabwe said that compensation to White farmers for land seized 26 years ago has now reached $508 million, as the southern African nation seeks to restore access to international capital markets.

Zimbabwe said that compensation to White farmers for land seized 26 years ago has now reached $508 million, as the southern African nation seeks to restore access to international capital markets.

Prominent Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife and four other people died in a helicopter accident in a rural area in the east of the country.