"The EFF and ANC are in an evil alliance" on property expropriation and are intent on "causing the complete economical break-down" — that’s how Front National (SA) leader Hannes Engelbrecht reacted on Wednesday to EFF leader Julius Malema’s "recent calls for forced occupation of land on April 6 2017"‚ which he described "as irresponsible‚ deliberate and racist". "Malema knows full well that the white minority population celebrates the landing of Jan van Riebeeck in 1652 on that day. The date he chose is therefore deliberately chosen as a racially motivated insult to the white population‚" he said. An EFF statement‚ released on Monday after the party’s national plenum‚ said that as part of its national programme of action: "On April 6, all branches of the EFF will partake in land occupation struggles. These struggles highlight the urgent need for this country to resolve the land question by expropriating land without compensation for equal redistribution."
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