HARARE
– Zimbabwe
and
former
colonial
power,
Britain,
have
had
an
uneasy
relationship
since
independence
in
1980.
Relations
deteriorated
even
further
in
February
2000,
because
of
then-president
Robert
Mugabe’s
land
grab
programme.
Now,
UK
Prime
Minister
Keir
Starmer,
wants
a
better
relationship
between
the
two
nations.
Lord
Ray
Collins
has
delivered
this
message
to
the
Zimbabwe
government,
in
what
is
the
first
trip
by
a
UK
cabinet
minister
to
the
Southern
African
country,
in
seven
years.
But
this
sudden
UK
change
of
heart
looks
slightly
suspicious
to
some
people
fromZimbabwe.
But
whatever
the
motive,
it’s
positive
news
for
Zimbabwe.
Last
month
the
UK
government
removed
targeted
economic
sanctions
on
2
ministers,
2
security
chiefs
and
a
defence
company.
eNCA
correspondent
Pindai
Dube
reports.