South Africa\u2019s white farmers should stop being sensitive and participate in critical debates on the transformation of the agricultural landscape and other emotive issues, Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema told a forum of agricultural roleplayers in the Western Cape on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a dinner hosted by the forum – which calls itself \u201cGesprek\u201d – Malema moved to allay white fears on \u201cexpropriation without compensation\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs long as it\u2019s a productive farm, we don\u2019t have to interfere with the production on that piece of land,\u201d Malema said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen there is part of a land which is not used for agriculture purposes, we would be having a problem. All we are saying is the land must be used. It must not lie idle.\u201d<\/p>\n
But, he wasted little time before warning farmers that they needed to play their part in empowering black people.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou owe it to the people who have been oppressed… to mentor them,\u201d Malema said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you love this country, you must love its people. Say to them \u2018I\u2019m volunteering my services. I\u2019m going to make sure the land is used productively and used to feed the children of this community\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those who did not want to contribute to transforming the sector were free to pack up and leave.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no white man… no white woman who is going to be driven into the sea,\u201d he assured the farmers.<\/p>\n
\u201cFeel free to leave, but you would miss out. You will miss us. We won\u2019t miss you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Source: IOL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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