Xhosa King Mpendulo Zwelonke Sigcawu has called on traditional houses to reclaim unused land in rural communities to establish farming projects to alleviate unemployment and poverty. The king was at Ncera Macadamia Farming near East London yesterday to mark his 100 days in office.He was accompanied by a delegation of traditional leaders from the Centane traditional house, among others.Speaking after he had toured the nut fields and a nursery, Sigcawu said he was impressed with the work being done by the company."If there is land that remains unused in a particular community for a period of three years it must be taken by the traditional authority and used for farming purposes to benefit the community."Sigcawu said traditional authorities should also work closely with the government in the process to ensure the initiatives were supported. He said there were unemployed people from the Eastern Cape who were migrating to the Western Cape and Gauteng in search of employment."That needs to end. They must return when these projects have been started to ensure that they plough back what they've learnt in those areas to their communities and they will also get jobs."These initiatives will also assist in instilling discipline and a work ethic among communities and ensure that we don't have people sitting in shebeens all day."He said the chiefs were present to learn about what was happening in Ncera. His kingdom is involved in a similar initiative at Amajingqi in Willowvale, with plans to extend the idea to Xhora and Centane.One of the trainees, Andiswa Tyente, said she was excited by the prospect of a job. "I have two children and this is going to assist in putting bread on the table."..