South Africa has begun steps to launch Robert Mugabe style farm-land grabbing. Widely termed “expropriation,” the scheme will see white owned farms being forcibly taken away by the government on values sovereignly imposed by the state.
The parliament yesterday approved a bill allowing the government to expropriate land in what it says is “the public interest”.
The measure will allow the compulsory purchase of land to place more in black ownership.
Most of South Africa’s land remains in white ownership two decades after the end of apartheid.
The governing ANC party said the law would tackle injustices imposed by white-minority rule.
However, the opposition Democratic Alliance opposed the bill.
BBC South Africa correspondent Milton Nkosi says land is an emotive issue 22 years after the end of apartheid.
President Jacob Zuma must now sign the bill into law, a move that could take weeks or months.
Under the new law, the state will be able to expropriate land in the “public interest”, paying the owner a value determined by a government adjudicator.
“The passing of the bill by parliament is historic and heralds a new era of intensified land distribution programme to bring long-awaited justice to the dispossessed majority of South Africans,” the ANC (African National Congress) said in a statement.
About 10% of land in white ownership has been transferred to black owners since the end of apartheid, which is only a third of the ANC’s target.
Correspondents say it will not mean the kind of often violent land grabs from white farmers seen in neighbouring Zimbabwe.
President Zuma and the ANC have said that land distribution has to take place in the framework of the law.- BBC/Additional Reporting
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whites have been funding EFF with the hope that they are weakening the ANC. Blacks need land in South Africa. The DA must ask the EFF to join them in their struggle now ki ki ki ki ki
whites have been funding EFF with the hope that they are weakening the ANC. Blacks need land in South Africa. The DA must ask the EFF to join them in their struggle now ki ki ki ki ki
Re-claiming land is never a peaceful exercise. It will be violent and some people will be killed and others maimed in the process. South Africans you are in the next stage of liberating yourself. Then you will enter the third stage in which Zimbabwe is in now. The third stage will be getting rid of ANC. In Zimbabwe if all goes well 2016 we shall remove Zanu PF and we would have gained our liberation and start rebuilding the country in a democratic climate. Hopefully we shall develop our economy and create more jobs for our youth.
Re-claiming land is never a peaceful exercise. It will be violent and some people will be killed and others maimed in the process. South Africans you are in the next stage of liberating yourself. Then you will enter the third stage in which Zimbabwe is in now. The third stage will be getting rid of ANC. In Zimbabwe if all goes well 2016 we shall remove Zanu PF and we would have gained our liberation and start rebuilding the country in a democratic climate. Hopefully we shall develop our economy and create more jobs for our youth.
Zuma has bowed down to EFF and is doing this.Well that will make 2 of us then.South Africans will soon start boarding Ships and planes bound for Europe as Refugees and EFF will be laughing all the way into Office until Jesus comes back.
Zuma has bowed down to EFF and is doing this.Well that will make 2 of us then.South Africans will soon start boarding Ships and planes bound for Europe as Refugees and EFF will be laughing all the way into Office until Jesus comes back.
Blacks must not be apologetic about this noble move…..
take it violently and join Zimbos in Botswana whose graduate teachers are herding goats here. hahahahahahahah
take it violently and join Zimbos in Botswana whose graduate teachers are herding goats here. hahahahahahahah
South Africa should learn from the Zimbabwean situation regarding farms take over-another country will go down the drain if it is not done properly the vine yards will go South Africa is among the large exporters of Wine,and fruits. South African wine is one of the worlds best wines
South Africa should learn from the Zimbabwean situation regarding farms take over-another country will go down the drain if it is not done properly the vine yards will go South Africa is among the large exporters of Wine,and fruits. South African wine is one of the worlds best wines
Handiti Zvakatangawo ne Willing Seller Willing Buyer?
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“Correspondents say it will not mean the kind of often violent land grabs from white farmers seen in neighbouring Zimbabwe. President Zuma and the ANC have said that land distribution has to take place in the framework of the law.- BBC/Additional Reporting”
Ah! Ndokutanga kwazvoka.
“Correspondents say it will not mean the kind of often violent land grabs from white farmers seen in neighbouring Zimbabwe. President Zuma and the ANC have said that land distribution has to take place in the framework of the law.- BBC/Additional Reporting”
Ah! Ndokutanga kwazvoka.