Cape Town - Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu on Thursday issued a diplomatic demarche - or course of action - to Australian High Commissioner in SA Adam McCarthy, to demand a retraction of the comments made by their home affairs minister Peter Dutton, over the SA land redistribution process.
"It was communicated to the high commissioner [in a meeting on Thursday] that the South African government is offended by the statements which have been attributed to the Australian home affairs minister and a full retraction is expected," spokesperson Ndivhuwo Mabaya said. "The high commissioner, who was accompanied by his deputy high commissioner, undertook to immediately communicate with the Australian government to convey the message from the minister and South African government."
News24 on Wednesday reported that Dutton was quoted in the Australian media saying that his department was looking into methods that would facilitate the fast-tracking of visas for white South African farmers who want to relocate to that country. Dutton, who also holds the ministerial post for immigration and border protection, told The Guardian that white South African farmers "deserve special attention" because of the "horrific circumstances" of land seizures and violence in the country.
"It was communicated to the high commissioner [in a meeting on Thursday] that the South African government is offended by the statements which have been attributed to the Australian home affairs minister and a full retraction is expected," spokesperson Ndivhuwo Mabaya said. "The high commissioner, who was accompanied by his deputy high commissioner, undertook to immediately communicate with the Australian government to convey the message from the minister and South African government."
News24 on Wednesday reported that Dutton was quoted in the Australian media saying that his department was looking into methods that would facilitate the fast-tracking of visas for white South African farmers who want to relocate to that country. Dutton, who also holds the ministerial post for immigration and border protection, told The Guardian that white South African farmers "deserve special attention" because of the "horrific circumstances" of land seizures and violence in the country.
White South Africans Farmers that have occupied the land that they don't own should vacate that land and give it back to the rightful owner of the land without compensation.
source Tammy Petersen
I am just wondering what the Australian Government is doing to the South African land issue, itb just tells me that some white people are not willing to coopeerate with our government.They will rather leave South Africa than sharing or returning the land to the rightfull owners of the land.
ReplyDeleteIt' such a shame when you hear people who know nothing or have no clue about what is really happening being the most opinionated. You just wonder how long people are going to live in ignorance and have the audacity to speak in public about matters they don't even know.
ReplyDeleteAustrillian government must rectify all the challenges that puts sisulu in a position to call up for retraction.
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