[The ANC is so much more slick than Mugabe when it comes to stealing land from the Whites. They’re doing it legally, through the courts, at a pace which staggers the mind.

Take note of the S.African Communist Party’s involvement in all this. They want a “Land Audit”… and the ANC is clearly of a similar mindset.

It will be interesting watching these fools applying their Marxist theories to S.African agriculture. Expect rising food prices in the years to come as these greedy idiots stuff up our economy.

But then again – is it really all bad news? Mugabe destroyed his economy, and now his grip on the country is slipping. So won’t the same happen to the ANC? Well, in my view, when the economy implodes, and things go to hell, the ANC and S.African Communist Party will run around blaming us whites for the hell they caused! Then they’ll try to kick us up the butt in the same way that White Zimbabweans have been getting it. In the end, I believe they will play the race card in an attempt to divert attention from the very mess which they created. Nice eh? There must be some warm seats waiting in hell for these people. Jan]

About 62 000 land claims were settled by June this year, Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs Thoko Didiza said on Monday.

About 17 000 land claims still need to be settled under the land-reform programme, she told the National Press Club in Pretoria.

The claims were either settled financially or through land restitution.

Didiza was briefing reporters on the upcoming land summit to be held towards the end of the month.

The conference will consider a number of issues, including the pace of land restitution and the willing-seller-willing-buyer concept.

It will also discuss foreign land ownership in South Africa, as well as the financing of the land-restitution programme.

She said although there have been calls on the government to allow for new land claims, which will be debated at the summit, the state will not allow for any new claims as it would be a very expensive affair and lead to economic instability.

Commenting on foreign land ownership in the country, Didiza said a panel has been set up to probe the matter and it is hoped that its interim report will be released by the end of the month.

At the recent African National Congress national general council meeting, the council considered a proposal for a moratorium on the sale of land to foreigners, but decided there is a need for further discussions on the matter.

On calls by the South African Communist Party for the government to do a land audit, she said the government will make details of its audit available at the conference.

She said the summit will be a frank analysis of where the country currently stands regarding land and agrarian reform, and what South Africans need to do collectively to address future challenges. — Sapa

Source: Daily Mail & Guardian
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