The FF Plus has been warning the ANC for the past 30 years that its policy directions, which threaten private property rights, among other things, will cost South Africa dearly – particularly with regard to international trade and investments.
South Africa should resolve its own problems, but cannot ignore the impact its policy has on foreign relations.
The FF Plus welcomes the pressure that President Donald Trump’s executive order puts on the South African government to review the Expropriation Act, but its unintended consequences could be disastrous.
Vulnerable South Africans will bear the brunt of President Trump’s executive order to cut all financial assistance to South Africa. It is, therefore, crucial to reconsider irresponsible ANC policy directions.
Land grabs are already taking place, and the law’s provision on “zero compensation” along with the ANC and other parties’ irresponsible populist statements about land create an environment where large-scale violations of property rights could occur.
President Cyril Ramaphosa should instruct the police to take stringent action against any illegal land occupation.
Essential economic growth facilitating opportunities to alleviate poverty and unemployment is being hampered by the uncertainty created by the Expropriation Act. Policy certainty regarding private ownership is urgently needed.
The FF Plus is committed to doing whatever it takes to ensure that the law’s contentious provisions are amended.
If policies that create an environment in which human rights abuses can take place are upheld, trade agreements such as Agoa will also be in peril. It could result in large-scale losses of job opportunities and investments.
It is crucial to ensure that the main driving force behind South Africa is no longer racial ideology and discriminatory legislation.
The FF Plus will use this opportunity created by the international pressure to ensure that the Government of National Unity (GNU) amends the Expropriation Act and restores policy certainty.
The fact that the order recognises Afrikaners’ dire circumstances is welcomed, but the FF Plus is convinced that Afrikaners have an important role to play in South Africa and should not seek asylum in the USA or anywhere else.
The FF Plus implores the international community to support the Afrikaner’s pursuit of self-determination.
