Is the final step in a complicated case that has been fought through the South African courts for years

Cape Town: White farmers evicted from their land in Zimbabwe won a symbolic victory on Monday when a government-owned house in Cape Town was sold to pay compensation, a lawyer involved in the case said.

The auction of the house, which went for 3.76 million rand (Dh1.02 million), was the final step in a complicated case that has been fought through the South African courts for years by a group of Zimbabwean farmers.

But it is unlikely that the farmers will see any of the cash, which will mainly go to cover court costs, said lawyer Willie Spies.

If anything is left over, German bank group KFW Bank Gruppe, which joined the legal action and is believed to be owed tens of millions of dollars by President Robert Mugabe’s government, would take the lion’s share, he said.

“This is a symbolic victory and we will pursue other commercial properties owned by Zimbabwe,” said Spies, who represented the farmers through AfriForum, a mainly white civil rights group in South Africa.
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