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Former US UN ambassador on Zimbabwe land reform - video
15 Jul 2013 at 07:38hrs | Views
Former US UN ambassador and civil rights activist Andrew Young on landreform in Zimbabwe, how the US and UK reneged on their obligations to finance land purchase.
His assessment that 'there isn't enough land in South Africa for it to be redistributed' needs to be taken with a grain of salt though.
If 87% of the people could be crammed onto 10% of the land, the reversal is not only inevitable, but it is right.
Land redistribution is essential for the future of South Africa, economically, socially and to provide food security.
Most of South Africa's problems today stem from the continuation of the racist economy that was created under apartheid and colonialism before that.
His assessment that 'there isn't enough land in South Africa for it to be redistributed' needs to be taken with a grain of salt though.
If 87% of the people could be crammed onto 10% of the land, the reversal is not only inevitable, but it is right.
Land redistribution is essential for the future of South Africa, economically, socially and to provide food security.
Most of South Africa's problems today stem from the continuation of the racist economy that was created under apartheid and colonialism before that.
Source - youtube
