Beware of ‘fake revolutionaries’, DA leader Mmusi Maimane warns

“They speak of black economic empowerment, while they really mean ANC crony enrichment.

“And they speak of land reform and land restitution, while they really mean state control and ownership of all land, including the land owned by poor South Africans,” the DA leader said.

He said land was a very important and emotive issue in SA and rightly so. For centuries, the majority of the country’s people had been denied the right to not only live where they wanted to live, but to own their own land, and to pass this land on to their children.

Justice and redress demanded that this be corrected and that it be done quickly.

“When done right, this is something that will build a stronger, united SA. A SA where more people have access to the economy and where more people can build their own wealth.

“But in the hands of the populists, it simply becomes a tool for dividing people and whipping up anger. When both the EFF and ANC talk about land reform, their only goal is to create a divide — an enemy — and then exploit the issue for votes.

“They don’t want South Africans to own their own land. They don’t want you to be able to grow an investment, access capital or pass this on to your children. They want you to live at the mercy of the state — forever a tenant,” Maimane asserted.

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