law
2 Mar 2018

South African expat criticises farm confiscations

From Morning Report, 8:24 am on 2 March 2018

A South African expat in New Zealand is devastated by the news that the government in his home country plans to start confiscating land owned by white farmers without compensation. Earlier this week, the South African parliament overwhelmingly voted in favour of a motion seeking to change the constitution, which would allow the confiscation process to legally take place. Susie Ferguson speaks to a South African ex-pat in New Zealand earlier, Piet Robbertze, who used to be a dairy farmer in the Northern part of South Africa before he moved to New Zealand in 2005. He says he can understand why some people are happy about the decision, but he believes its unfair.