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Landless people march for farms NCEBA DLADLA

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EOPLE belonging to the Makukhanye Rural Movement, an umbrella body representing small scale farmer associations, land claimants, farm dwellers and development committees, marched from Uitenhage Road to the District offices of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Somers Road, Sidwell last Thursday. They handed over a petition to Senior Manager, Prof. Dan Sandi. Assisted by NGO Khanyisa Educational Support, about 500 irate landless people from Uitenhage, Addo, Paterson, Enon and Barsheba, Glenconnor, Kleinpoort, Hankey, Thornhill, Patensie and Dunbrody were literally “red” in their T-shirts carrying placards that said: “We want land now”, “How long must we wait? Enough is enough!” In a memorandum given to Prof Sandi the people accuse the government of working at a snail’s pace in dealing with the land claims. They want the process of restitution to be re-opened and also to get post settlement support in order to succeed as substantial farmers. “There are still outstanding claims that were not processed. Their process did not include people on the ground and as such there are many people who were left out,” said the statement. Among other demands, the people of the Sundays River Valley Municipal area want government to acquire

pieces of land adjacent to the community areas – for them to farm on. The claimants said they live under threats of being evicted “despite being in a democratic South Africa.” According to Simphiwe Dada of Khanyisa Educational Support, his organisation was involved because much of the land is owned by commercial farmers while small scale farmers were left to die poor with their children. “There is no support for small scale farmers,” said Dada. According to the statement, the marchers were aware of the number of farms earmarked for redistribution in the area. They were, however, afraid that the distribution would be done on the basis of “loyalty, patron-

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dum the people accuse the government of working at a snail’s pace in dealing with the land claims. age and corruption” and thus end up in wrong hands. “Without government support black farmers are doomed,” said Gladman Grootboom. Professor Sandi accepted the petition on behalf of the Provincial Department of Agriculture as well as the National Department of Land Affairs and Agrarian Reform in Bhisho and Pretoria respectively.

Red­faced small scale farmers at Somers Road, North End, Port Elizabeth before submitting their demands.Photo: NCEBA DLADLA

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