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South Africa 'Draws Up List of Almost 200 Farms It Will Seize From White Farmers'The Daily MailAug. 16, 2018 |
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 South Africa's government has been accused of earmarking almost 200 farms for seizure from their white owners as the chair of the African National Congress said the state should take land from those who own more than 12,000 hectares. The rand fell on financial markets after ANC chair Gwede Mantashe, an ally of President Cyril Ramaphosa, said this week that major landowners should have their land taken without compensation. AfriForum, a lobby group which mainly represents white South Africans, claimed to have a list of 195 farms which the government was planning to seize. But the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform denied the claim, saying there was 'no truth to this document', News 24 reported. Read More 
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