At Mr Mahachi's funeral this week, he vowed to continue expropriating land and any other foreign-owned resources to eradicate the legacy of British colonialism.

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Godfrey Mahachi, director of the NMMZ - which comes under the home affairs ministry, admits the protection of the houses, which he sees as an "important historical reality for Zimbabwe", is not going to be easy.

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