Farmers do not owe anyone an apology for owning land, because it was legally obtained, farmer union TAU-SA said yesterday, notes a report on the Fin24.com site.
'None of our members nor other farmers in the country stole their land,' TAU-SA president Louis Meintjes said. 'We obtained our title deeds legally and therefore we do not owe anybody an apology for owning and cultivating our land for the benefit of the whole country.' Meintjes said the union adopted a resolution at its annual congress yesterday that anyone claiming to have any rights on land should submit documented evidence. Full report on the Fin24.com site