David Rakgase an 80 year old Limpopo farmer
Image Credit: www.da.org.za
Free State Agriculture (FSA) have expressed outrage at the announcement made during the State of the Nation Address Debate, by former Minister of Agriculture Tina Joemat-Pettersson, that MK veterans will receive expropriated farms.
“This is nothing more than a repetition of Zimbabwean land policy,” said the FSA, accusing the ANC have hanging out “their Zimbabwe petticoat”.
“The government can expect strong opposition from Free State Agriculture. This statement
confirms that the bona fides of the new Expropriation Act are suspicious,” says FSA President Francois Wilken.
The group says that for the agricultural community, this statement confirms the growing risk that South Africa will follow a Zimbabwe approach to land ownership.