EFF leader Julius Malema has called on white farmers to stop being afraid of transformation while speaking to agricultural leaders in the Western Cape.
Malema claimed that his party's calls for “expropriation without compensation” only applies to "non-productive land" according to a report on eNCA.
“When there is part of a land which is not used for agriculture purposes, we would be having a problem. All we are saying is the land must be used. It must not lie idle,” Malema said.
He further called for government to subsidise farming, saying, “We need to protect you. We need to make wine from France very expensive.”
However he also called on white farmers to mentor black farmers, and take part in transforming the economy, saying that while nobody will be driven out of the country, those who leave will be missing out.
“You will miss us. We won’t miss you,” Malema said.
