to embrace the concept that South Africa belongs to all who live in it - black and white - and that the land should be shared among those who work it.

Dit is duidelik dat Zuma se opmerkings in sy onlangse staatsrede niks met vooruitgang en gesonde beleid te make het nie maar bloot politieke gunswerwing was wat uiters ondeurdag en vernietigend op verskeie lewensterreine sal inwerk.

Johannesburg - Commercial agriculture stakeholders, including farmers, farm workers and trade unions, have until April next year to respond to Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti's policy proposals that could see farmers handing over 50% of their land to their workers. According to the Sunday Times, Nkwinti said the land reform plan - which was published last week - was reflective of the ANC policy decision, through the Freedom Charter, to turn away from radical African nationalism and to embrace the concept that South Africa belongs to all who live in it - black and white - and that the land should be shared among those who work it. Hierdie aksie sal werkloosheid en onsekerheid binne en buite Suid Afrika tot gevolg hê wat negatief op voedselproduksie gaan inwerk. Dit sal pryse laat eskaleer en onrus op arbeidsterrein verhoog. Die standpunt van Joemat Petersen het in die lig van die ANC se verklarings regtig nie veel om die lyf nie en is Möller van Agri SA se kommentaar van samewerking met die polisie, ‘n hol refrein van twintig jaar se mislukte samewerkingsbenaderings.

Land grabs: Farmers back ruthless stance

Jul 26 2013 14:14 Fin24

Tina Joemat-Pettersson (file)

Cape Town - Agri SA welcomes the government's position of no tolerance towards those who want to occupy land in South Africa illegally, according to Agri SA president Johannes Möller.

He reacted to comments made by Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tina Joemat-Pettersson in this regard on Thursday.

Joemat-Pettersson was reacting to threats by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to occupy farms.

All land should be transferred to state ownership, according to the EFF's founding manifesto. The party said expropriation without compensation is one of its seven non-negotiable "cardinal pillars".

According to the manifesto the state should, through its legislative capacity, obtain all land and administer it for sustainable development purposes. These land transfers should happen without compensation and apply to all South Africans, black and white.

Those currently using land or intending to use it would have to apply for a "land-use licence".

She said the government would not allow farm occupations and will do everything in its power to prevent such brutal acts.

Möller said radical political opportunism must not be allowed to undermine the mainstream thinking and values South Africa is based on as a constitutional state.

"The National Development Plan represents a balanced middle ground in which the government, in collaboration with other stakeholders in the economy and society, could unlock the potential of South Africa in the best interest of its people. Radicalism has no place in it," said Möller.

He nevertheless encouraged farmers to watch out for illegal actions and to maintain good relationships with the police to ensure that law and order is maintained. - Fin24

Die reg om lewe en eiendom met geweld te beskerm indien dit bedreig word, is die enigste opsie wat sulke optrede van onwettige besetting, soos wat reeds in die Hoëveld en Natal plaasgevind het ‘n dag na die staatsrede, in die bek te ruk, Dit beteken die saamkoms van boere en/of eienaars in ondersteuning van mekaar wanneer so ‘n aksie geloods word, wat bereid is om die besetters met geweld te konfronteer, van die besette grond en/of persele af te boender, om dit wat hulle hard voor gewerk het, te beskerm.