ACDP leader, Kenneth Meshoe MP, calls on President Ramaphosa to apologise to the farming community for “no killings” statement – says it’s a national disgrace!
- to ensure that Police Minister, Bheki Cele, implements additional measures to ensure the safety and security of the farming communities
- farmers lost R7.7 billion in 2017 due to crime on farms
- agri-communities critical for food security, job creation and economic growth.
ACDP President, Rev Kenneth Meshoe, said:
“President Cyril Ramaphosa has disappointed most of us who trusted him by denying that land grabs are taking place in SA, and denying that farmers are being killed. How can we trust a man who blatantly lies to the international community under our watch? This is a national disgrace. We call on him to apologise to the farming community.
The ACDP is deeply disappointed with his statement during an interview at the United Nations in New York in response to US President, Donald Trump’s controversial tweet in August regarding killings of farmers in South Africa.
I have asked Secretary of State @SecPompeo to closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures and expropriations and the large scale killing of farmers. “South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers.” @TuckerCarlson @FoxNews
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 23, 2018
The latest crime figures released by the SA Police Services (SAPS) show alarming levels of crime and violence in the country, with 19 016 murders recorded between April 2016 and March 2017. Significantly, they also show 62 farm murders during this period – with 52 of those murdered being the owners or occupiers of farms. This refutes President Ramaphosa’s statement.
While the Presidency has tried to explain away the comment, and claims that President Ramaphosa’s words have been distorted, the statement is deeply disappointing and shows a lack of sympathy for the families of murdered farmers and farm workers.
In addition to the murders, many farmers and their families have been brutally assaulted, and even tortured. The post-traumatic damage caused to the families of murdered farmers and farm workers, as well as those who survived brutal assaults is inestimable. AgriSA has also reported that farmers lost R7.7 billion in 2017 due to crime on farms. This is totally unacceptable.
It is clear that the government is failing in its primary task of ensuring the safety of its citizens, in this case vulnerable farmers, farm workers and their families.
The ACDP calls on President Ramaphosa to ensure that Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, implements additional measures to ensure the safety and security of the farming communities. These communities are not only critical to ensure food security in the nation, but also contribute significantly to job creation and economic growth
Written by: ACDP
Article Source: ACDP Media Statement
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