Representatives of the civil rights organisation AfriForum attended the public hearing on amendments to Schedule 25 of the Constitution in Concordia on 25 October. James Stone, AfriForum\u2019s vice-chairman of the Springbok-branch, spoke at the hearing. AfriForum emphasised that the ANC pursuit of expropriation without compensation is nothing but a political game.<\/p>\n
Werner Strauss, AfriForum\u2019s district coordinator for the Kalahari, attended the hearing in Upington on 24 October. Strauss did not address the hearing due to EFF members that caused a confrontation at the entrance of the building. This made entering the building very difficult.<\/p>\n
Numerous examples were cited of corruption that hamper land reform efforts, especially the fact that only 6,3% of land bought by the state have since been transferred to private ownership. Moreover, more than 90% of people who submitted land claims indicated that they were not interested in owing agricultural land and would rather receive money as compensation. Government also admitted itself that more than 90% of farms which were awarded to black South Africans have failed and quickly turned into subsistence farming or squatters\u2019 settlements.<\/p>\n
AfriForum is of the opinion that the \u201chunger for land\u201d is mostly a myth, especially regarding the demand for rural land to become farmers, because around 82% of land claims are for suburban rather than rural land.<\/p>\n
\u201cGovernment\u2019s power games regarding land cannot by accepted without further ado, as it is to the detriment of everyone on the country. Property rights are instrumental in creating a prosperous society and AfriForum will therefore continue fighting this destructive policy,\u201d James Stone concludes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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