As a result, hundreds of thousands of black Zimbabweans remain hungry for land.

"We can give the mines to the black Zimbabweans, the people who work them now," he added.

The greatest suffering by far is among black Zimbabweans.

So he is sympathetic to the black Zimbabweans who are trying to take over farms owned by whites there.

However, one thing is certain: both black and white Zimbabweans are enjoying a change in lifestyle.

The first was that of whites in Zimbabwe who left the country soon after independence; they were followed by black Zimbabweans beginning in the 1990s.

Today, just 4 000 white farmers still own over 70% of the arable land while more than seven million black Zimbabweans scratch a living from overcrowded communal areas.

We condemn the violence but we also see that black Zimbabweans have a compelling case.

Ultimately she returned to school and received a diploma in nursing, and would serve as a nurse and midwife for black Zimbabweans.

The black Zimbabweans sniggered at these loaded words.