land reform

According to South African law firm Werksmans Attorneys, this suggested it would mainly, or perhaps only, happen in relation to the land reform programme.

"One of our commitments as we try to reform the Zimbabwe economy, to clear our arrears, is really to compensate the former farm owners who lost their farms during the land reform programme," he said.

Since taking office, Trump and his ally, South-Africa born Elon Musk, have singled out South Africa, in particular criticising it over its land reform policies.

The move followed years of calls for land reform, with activists and politicians seeking to redistribute farmland from the white minority.

But those behind the Isle of Man-based trust were compelled to do so by ministers under the terms of land reform laws, which came into force in 2020.