The president of the Commercial Farmers Union of Zimbabwe (CFU), Peter van Zyl, has warned South Africa not to repeat mistakes made by his country in implementing its land reform. He says politicians should not use the land question to score political points. The CFU is a grouping of Zimbabwean white farmers, many of whom..
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A warning to SA government from Zimbabwe: Do not use land question to score political points!
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No land no vote! – Freedom Park residents protesting over “empty land promises from ANC-politicians
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“Even if you beat us up or shoot us, you can’t stop us,” protesters in Freedom Park sang as they marched to the office of the Department of Human Settlements in Eldorado Park, south Johannesburg, on Monday. They were protesting over “empty land promises by the office for human settlement”. “They promised to give us..
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King Goodwill Zwelithini (the Zulu King) asks AfriForum for help to fight land expropriation
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King Goodwill Zwelithini is planning to join forces with Afrikaner supremacist group AfriForum in an effort to oppose land expropriation without compensation.
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Zulu king wants assurance from Cyril that Ingonyama Trust land won’t be used for land reform
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King Goodwill Zwelithini wants President Ramaphosa to guarantee that no Zulu land will be used for land reform.
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You got to be joking! They are totally in denial -Presidency: ‘We reject the notion that he lied’
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The Presidency is trying to soften the fallout after President Cyril Ramaphosa said there are no farm murders or land grabs in South Africa. “There are no killings of farmers or white farmers in South Africa. There’s no land grab in South Africa. We are involved in a process of discussing land reform‚” Ramaphosa said..
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There is no turning back! Ekurhuleni plans to expropriate four pieces of land without compensation
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The City of Ekurhuleni plans to expropriate four pieces of land without compensation after its council resolved on Thursday to start the process in the city. Mayor Mzwandile Masina said on Thursday that the city wanted to test Section 25 of the constitution. “We were the first to launch the Rapid Land Release Programme and..
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Famous local farmer in Tzaneen wins battle against governments expropriation plan
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A well-known Tzaneen farmer gave the government a big blow after the state attempted to expropriate the first farms in South Africa without fair compensation. Shortly before the Easter weekend, notice of expropriation was served to the owners of Akkerland Boerdery that include the farms behind the Soutpansberg Lukin and Salaita. The owners of Akkerland..
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Ramaphosa says that Trump did not have the correct information when he made his statement about land settlement – apparently no land expropriation will take place – Who is he trying to bluff?
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With a slick spell of words, Cyril Ramaphosa said in New York that the ANC is gaining support after Jacob Zuma’s state capture incident. According to him, the justice system will call everyone accountable who was part of the biggest shame in the country’s history. Ramaphosa is trying to deceive the world by declaring that..
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One Of The Few Black Men Turned A Farm Into A Success – Now Mpumalanga Department Wants It Back
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Mfana Sithole (61) was just the right man to turn around the fortunes of a rundown farm in Mpumalanga.
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The Past, Current and Future Of South Africa
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There are two phrases that are synonymous with post-Democratic South Africa today:
1. “If You Can Lie, You Can Steal, You Can Cheat And God Alone Knows What Else You Can Do”
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Coming from a black journalist: Do Not Forget, Blacks Stole The Land Too’ – One of the most hotly contested issues in contemporary South Africa is the issue of the land
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It is one of most central boiling points in a volatile nation that threatens to tip over, under immense pressure from disenfranchised black populaces, under brutal siege from far left fascist movements like EFF and COPE, and underwhelmed by massive maladministration from shamelessly corrupt ANC governance. One of the most dangerous and simultaneously unfortunate characteristics..
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Government’s so called land reform projects a complete failure – four former productive farms in the Eastern-Cape now derelict
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Government farms bought at a cost of R30-million for emerging black farmers in the Eastern Cape are lying in a state of forlorn abandonment. Saturday Dispatch investigated four of the farms in Komga and Igoda and found they had gone from being working farms on purchase to being unproductive and derelict. The farms were bought..
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Another ANC failure – Carroll Shaw Memorial Centre is far from being a food-providing flagship for Gauteng, Krugersdorp farming NPO is a squalid dump
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Farm workers at a Krugersdorp non-profit organisation live in squalor – even though the place they call home, funded by the Gauteng government, was intended to be a flagship of the province’s Sustainable Livelihood Programme Food Bank project to support the poor. Far from being a crown jewel, on a recent visit City Press found..
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South Africa’s churches are not indemnified from land expropriation without compensation, EFF calls for it to be declared state property
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The EFF said in a statement that churches owned large parts of the land and that these land should now be declared state-owned. Observers point out that when we speak about land expropriation , absolutely no land will be safe as soon as the process begins. The agricultural organizations and other parties who are following..
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China gifts SA with R370bn, is that a real gift or are there ulterior motives!
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has secured nearly R370-billion in financing from the Chinese government towards an economic stimulus package.
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