LIVE: Ownership of the land must reflect the demographics of SA - Malema

2018-07-05 11:07

EFF leader Julius Malema is briefing media. He is expected to announce that the party is joining forces with Contralesa.

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Our people have worked the land before the arrival of Jan van Riebeek and fellow criminals, says Malema
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An "EFF government" will professionalise farming, says Malema
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#EFFContralesa Malema: stop sensationalising, stop being alarmist. Allow democracy to play its own role. No food security is going to be disrupted, not at all
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Ownership of the land must reflect the demographics of SA, says Malema
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#EFFContralesa Malema says even the poorest white people don't want land touched. "even a white hobo cannot imagine black people owning the land. Because you are so dirty you will collapse the economy... that's what they say about us"
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Our process is completely different from the Zimbabwean process, says Malema
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#EFFContralesa Malema: What I find more problematic is that when we speak of racism in SA people say all manner of things, says he is yet to see one white person who supports expropriation without compensation
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I'm still to see a white who supports expropriation without compensation – I just need one, says Malema  

The poorest poorest white person says: Leave the land alone

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#EFF Malema says that should it happen that KZN becomes an independent state, such a process would be a democratic one, says anything can happen in a democracy
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#EFFContralesa Malema says the King's meeting yesterday is the most progressive thing, says it shows they are preparing for the public hearings, says even those saying KZN should be an independent state, its a contribution as long as it happens in a democratic manner
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#EFFContralesa Julius Malema asking why should everyone be allowed to speak on land but not the King. Says worse things are said in the public hearings.

"We don't get angry because its their contribution"
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We've had the boers declaring civil war, says Julius Malema of the land hearings  

It is an emotive issue

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#EFFContralesa Shivambu says every time they talk about land people say you cant take our farms, thinking its just about agrarian reform, says no! They referring to all land
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We are busy with reclamation of South Africa's land to its rightful owners - Shivambu
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#EFFContralesa Shivambu says they don't know if the Ingonyama trust is consistent with the constitution but wont speed to an outright proclamation. Also questions people's reaction to the high level panel report, says it was not done by elected officials
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2.8 million hectares of land was transferred under the Ingonyama Trust, says EFF's Floyd Shivambu
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#EFFContralesa Contralesa President Kgosi Mokoena says the EFF unlike others have never insulted traditional leaders, Never called them tin pot what what's... Former President Kgalema Motlanthe did speak of tin pot dictators
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#EFFContralesa Mkiva: we dont want to confuse the issue of land in the country at the moment, saying lets deal with first things first. Says they dont want to deal with mechanisms their is for land to be restored to its as rightful owners
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We are comfortable with the EFF because they never insulted traditional leaders - Contralesa president
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Let's deal with land: First things first, says Contralesa
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#EFFContralesa Mkiva says they want the focus to be on 87% stolen land, they will deal with the issues of the Ingonyama trust. He did admit earlier that it has problems
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Land under Ingonyama Trust is not stolen land, says Contralesa
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#EFFContralesa Mkiva announces that the organisations will hold their own land summit in 6 months or so, with like minded organisations
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EFF and Contralesa will hold a land summit
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Contralesa wants investment into rural areas
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#EFFContralesa Mkiva: no less than 840 traditional councils operating in SA, says they include women and the youth
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EFF and Contralesa agree to protect the power of traditional leadership structures
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#EFFContralesa Mkhize: jointly disagree with the approach to conduct that debate in the media Ingonyama trust
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#EFFContralesa Mkhize announcing there was a historical meeting between the organisations, primary focus being on land & 2019 elections among many other issues
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#EFFContralesa the traditional body has previously supported the ANC, that relationship has become strained over the years, remember its former president resigning as an ANC MP last year
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EFF leader Julius Malema looks pensive as joint statement is read
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Contralesa General Secretary goes through introductions
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#EFF & #Contralesa just walked in, we starting off with Mbuyiseni explaining that this is a two part briefing
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EFF hits out at ANC over airport name change proposals

The EFF has hit out at the ANC over its proposed renaming of Cape Town International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport, saying the proposal was "yet another reaffirmation of patriarchal power and domination by the ANC".
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Land: The people speak – Malema calls for calm as speakers are booed, fears of 'economic suicide' raised

Land expropriation without compensation will not solve South Africa’s economic problems, Hennie Laas of the Volkstrust farmers’ association said.
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Traditional laws should be compulsory

Traditional leaders have rejected the proposed voluntary participation by rural residents in the traditional courts system. As long as people live in traditional communities, they have to subject themselves to the authority of traditional leadership, they argue.

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