JOHANNESBURG - Democratic Alliance (DA) Leader, Mmusi Maimane,
on Monday will meet with black blocked farmers by African National Congress
(ANC) in Northam, Limpopo.
The party said in a
statement that farmers have been blocked from obtaining ownership of the land they
farm by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, despite
having written confirmation of an agreement to purchase.
Maimane would be announcing
what action the party would be taking to ensure these farmers were freed
from state dependence and obtain ownership of the land.
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“Through the Land Redistribution
for Local Development (LRAD) programme, emerging black farmers were
supposed to be able to buy the land they currently lease from the
state. However, this has not happened."
“Many farmers are
still paying a monthly lease fee to government - with no prospect of owning their land
despite having farmed the land for many years,” said DA.
DA Shadow Minister of
Agriculture, Annette Steyn, DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Rural
Development and Land Reform, Thandeka Mbabama, DA LimpopoLeader, Jacques
Smalle, and Constituency Head, Desiree Van Der Walt, would be joining
Maimane.