Minister Thoko Didiza should honour ‘lease to buy’ agreements entered into with farmers
22 April 2021
In yet another example of how the government’s chaotic land reform programme has short-changed farmers since 1994, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has reneged on the ‘lease-to-buy’ agreements that it entered into with 6 farmers.
The DA will write to Minister Thoko Didiza to request that her office directly intervenes and resolves this injustice against farmers who have been thrown from pillar to post by administratively inept officials.
The affected farmers include:
Mr NJ Matsheni, Rus de Winter 180 JR – offer to purchase