FARMERS WILL DO ANYTHING TO BRING THE GOVERNMENT TO ITS SENSES
Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa would do well to display the same enthusiasm for discussions with the TAU SA, being a representative union of farmers and other landowners, as he did for discussion with the Zulu king.
“We are legal landowners, we have not stolen the land upon which we pay tax and we have the title deeds issued by the government which explicitly acknowledges our right of property ownership” says TAU SA president, Mr Louis Meintjes. “In addition, it is our farmers who provide the food and fibre for all in this country, and that includes members of the government.”
“It is not only the Zulu nation who are proud of their land. Our farmers are in numerous instances, fourth and fifth generation who farm the land in which they have invested and continue to develop in order to meet the ever increasing demand for food in South Africa and many African countries. We have every right to be equally emotional about our land as the Zulus. A responsible and equitable president would be just as concerned about that fact as he was to address the Zulu king’s concerns,” said Mr Meintjes.
The fact that there is discussion with the Zulus and that government says so-called “black land” will not be stolen clearly displays the racist agenda against white farmers and landowners. “This blatant racism, the double standards and duplicity by the ANC regarding land ownership is a matter that deserves serious attention locally and internationally,” said Mr Meintjes.
“The ANC has, through these actions, clearly proven that their decisions and the implementation thereof is based purely upon racist prejudice All white citizens who to date have actively worked to build this country, are now placed in a unique position regarding their continued private ownership of property. If indeed all were equal before the law in terms of the Constitution, there can be no discrimination between farmers’ land and any other land.