The Bakgaga-ba-Maupa community in Tzaneen submitted its first claim in 1995, a second claim in 1998 and a third a year later, community spokesman Justin Mafa said.

According to Mafa the claim covers about 214 farms situated between GaDikgale, outside Polokwane, and GaMashishimale in Phalaborwa, which add up to thousands of hectares.

He said business activities were taking place on the farms such as mining, farming and other commercial activities, while the claimants were suffering.

Mafa alleged that the delays were being caused because of the fact that some high-ranking ANC members, such as Cyril Ramaphosa, Mathews Phosa and Tito Mboweni were shareholders or owners of some of the businesses on the farms.

"All these leaders are raking in millions of rands at the expense of our people," said Mafa.

As a last resort they have written to Rural Development Minister Gugile Nkwinti, Mafa said.

"We received an e-mail from the minister's office in April acknowledging receipt, but we are still waiting for an intervention," he said.

"Our people are losing patience and will soon resort to land grabs. Unless the minister intervenes we will be left with no option but to mobilise people to disrupt all agricultural and mining activities on the farms," threatened an angry Mafa.

The Land Claims Commission, attributes the delay to the community submitting extra farms from the initial claim.- frankm@sowetan.co.za

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Sep 7, 2012

_Sinudeity

So, 3 claims, each claiming more land each time.

Surprised someone hasnt put in a blanket claim for the whole of South Africa yet.
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Sep 7, 2012

Papage

Mafa alleged that the delays were being caused because of the fact that some high-ranking ANC members, such as Cyril Ramaphosa, Mathews Phosa and Tito Mboweni were shareholders or owners of some of the businesses on the farms.

So the ANC Big shots owns mines and they keep on blaming Apartheid? they want to eat alone? Shame Ramaphosa, I trusted you so much
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Sep 7, 2012

thabiso992000

@Sinudeity

Yes, we have to, we have to as black people, make a blanket claim of the whole of south africa because this land was taken from our forefathers by your forefathers at gun point, i remember my grandmother telling me that her parents were forced to sell their cattle to whites at unreasonable prices because the was uparrently drought and there after they where forcefully relocated to a far away land, sis
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Sep 7, 2012

MommaC

"..the claim covers about 214 farms"

That is just crazy. How big is this tribe?
Was Tzaneen even part of SA back then?
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Sep 7, 2012

_Sinudeity

thabiso992000 - Yeah, beginnning of 1900. The black population wasnt 2 million. And apparently covered every square km of territory.
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Sep 7, 2012

LBS

>>Mafa alleged that the delays were being caused because of the fact that some high-ranking ANC members, such as Cyril Ramaphosa, Mathews Phosa and Tito Mboweni were shareholders or owners of some of the businesses on the farms.

"All these leaders are raking in millions of rands at the expense of our people," said Mafa.<<

But it's YT's fault, along with apartheid????

There's none so blind as those who want to be.

"A better life for all" wasn' that the ANC slogan?

Blacks are being royally screwed by their own so-called leaders who are openly gorging at the troughs while they (ordinary people) just look on!

Unbelievable stupidity!!

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Sep 7, 2012

MoNati

This is the problem with land grab

Zimbabwe is turning to South Africa and Angola for help in plugging a $400-million hole in its budget

The country's economy is recovering under a coalition government formed in 2009 by President Robert Mugabe and his rival, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, but is still suffering the hangover of a decade-long recession widely blamed on Mugabe policies such as the seizure of white-owned farms.


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Sep 7, 2012

Limpopoist

It is digusting to learn that even Richard Brandson of Virgin managed to buy land in limpopo the size of 2 Farm in around 2006 BUT land claim commision cannot process land claim to black people.

Does these mean money TALKS, or what

2nd Richard Brandson Bought a land including homeland for people near the boarder of Krugernational park, of which according to source soon those villagers have to be removed from the land they have been living in for over 400 years( as it is now private land)

To me seems LAND CLAIM Comminsion is taking land from white instead of giving back to black they sell baack to white people . so these process will take longer while they make more money inbetween
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Sep 7, 2012

Lehido

People are fighting over land, something we all found here..........
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Sep 7, 2012

_Sinudeity

Limpopoist - And now you want to remove farmers who have been living on their land for 400 years :P
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