Agb Voorsitter, hierdie is 'n baie belangrike debat en daar is 'n paar baie belangrike dinge ges. Ek wil vir die agb lid van die DA s dat ons vir die eerste keer nou amptelik iets kan s, en ek wil h dat die landbouleiers wat hier teenwoordig is mooi moet luister. Die boere en die grondeienaars moes mooi geluister het. Die agb lid van die DA s die DA se doelstellings is dieselfde as di van die ANC as dit kom by grondhervorming. Neem kennis daarvan!
Die VF Plus verskil dramaties van u oor grondhervorming. Ek wil vir die agb Adjunkminister s dat u my laat dink aan die katspesie. U baklei nou met die agb lid, maar dit is soos twee katte wat tegelyk vry en baklei. Dit is waarmee u besig is. Ek wil vir die agb Adjunkminister die volgende s. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraphs follows.)
[Mr P J GROENEWALD: Hon Chairperson, this is a very important debate and a few important things have been stated. I want to tell the hon member of the DA that for the first time we can now state something officially, and I would like the leaders in agriculture who are present here to listen carefully. The farmers and land owners should have been listening carefully. The hon member of the DA has said that the aims of the DA are the same as those of the ANC when it comes to land reform. Take note of this!
The FF Plus differs dramatically from you on land reform. I want to tell the hon Deputy Minister that he reminds me of the cat species. The one moment you are fighting with the hon member, but it is like two cats that are courting and fighting at the same time. That is what you are busy with. I want to tell the hon Deputy Minster the following.]
As you said, the FF Plus is the first party to complain. You are right, and we will keep on complaining. Take note of that. I challenge you, hon Deputy Minister, to bring us the statistics of those farmers who are treating their staff the worst. You said that they kill them. I will give you the statistic of the farm killings in South Africa, which is 313 per 100 000 of the population. The same figure for the police, who do a dangerous job, is only 271 per 100 000, while the world average is 7 per 100 000. Those are the statistics. If you simply come here in order to make allegations, and say something just to be popular, then you need to get your facts straight.
Ek wil vir die agb Minister s dat landelike ontwikkeling nie sal slaag sonder die hulp van die kommersile boer nie. Die kommersile boer is die hartslag van die ekonomie, vir landelike ontwikkeling. Ek wil vandag vir u s dat u departement die faktor is wat die grootste bydrae lewer om onsekerheid by die kommersile boere te skep. Hulle weet nie waarheen hulle op pad is met hulle grond nie. U skep daardie onsekerheid. Di mense gaan nou elders boer, want hulle raak bekommerd oor wat in Suid-Afrika gebeur.
Ek wil vir u s dat die feite is daar. Gee my 10 minute en ek sal vir jou al die feite gee. Daarom s ek vandag dat u, saam met die Minister van Landbou, die kommersile boer in Suid-Afrika moet vertroetel. U department raak die grootste bedreiging vir voedselsekerheid in Suid-Afrika.
As die kommersile boer nie daar is om voedsel te produseer nie, s ek vandag vir u, gaan u agb Adjunkminister nie so blink en vet hier kan sit en stellings maak nie. [Gelag.] Dan het u nie kos om te eet nie. U moet gaan kyk na die boere en werksekerheid bring.
Agb Adjunkminister, u moet luister. Die agb Minister het ges dat 90% van die projekte van grondhervorming 'n mislukking was. So u wil die belastingbetalers se geld gebruik om 'n 10% suksessyfer te h. Hoe kan u nog meer projekte gee as u 'n 90% mislukking het? Kry u feite reg en dan kom praat u weer. Ek dank u. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraphs follows.)
[I want to say to the hon Minister that rural development will not succeed without assistance from the commercial farmer. The commercial farmer is the heartbeat of the economy, for rural development.
I am telling you today that your department is the factor that contributes the most to creating uncertainty amongst commercial farmers. They don't know where they are going with their land. You are creating this uncertainty. These people are now going to farm elsewhere, because they are concerned at what is happening in South Africa.
I am telling you that the facts are there. Give me 10 minutes and I will give you all the facts. That is why I am saying today that you, together with the Minister of Agriculture, must indulge the commercial farmer in South Africa. Your department is becoming the biggest threat to food security in South Africa.
If the commercial farmer isn't there to produce the food, I'm telling you today, your hon Deputy Minister will not be able to sit here so well fed and prosperous, making statements. [Laughter.} Then you will have no food to eat. You should look after the farmers and bring job security.
Hon Deputy Minister, you should listen. The hon Minister has said that 90% of the land reform projects were failures. So, do you want to utilise the taxpayers' money to obtain a 10% success rate? How can you give out even more projects when you have a 90% failure rate? Get your facts straight and then come and talk to us again. I thank you.]