South African Court Releases Impounded Air Tanzania Plane
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A South African court has set aside an earlier decision to impound an Air Tanzania plane.
The plane, an Airbus 220-300, had been prevented from taking off from Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport on August 24 because of a court injunction.
A farmer had sought the order saying he was owed at least $13 million (Sh1.3 billion) in compensation for his land that was nationalised decades ago by the Tanzanian government.
In the 1980s, Tanzania nationalised a massive, privately-owned bean and seed farm, seizing everything including equipment, 250 cars and 12 small planes.
The Namibian-born Tanzanian farm owner was awarded $33 million (Sh3.3 billion) in compensation in the 1990s — but the government only paid $20 million (Sh2 billion).
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on Sep 5 2019. Filed under International, National.
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