Expropriation Bill remains the main threat to property rights
Free State Agriculture (FSA) remains weary of the Expropriation Bill as the main policy to drive the expropriation without compensation ideology. This was the reaction of Free State Agriculture after recent reports that the EFF and ANC could not agree…
FSA calls on SAPS to step up investigation into Horner murder
Free State Agriculture (FSA) notes with care that the two accused in the Brendin Horner murder on 22 June 2021 were successful in granting bail in the Magistrate’s Court in Senekal, in that DNA results indicate that they cannot be…
Land custodianship: Nationalisation by other means
“When the owner of an asset is deprived of his or her ownership it is nationalisation”. This was the reaction of Free State Agriculture (FSA) president, Francois Wilken, after it came to light that ANC has conceded to the EFF’s…
Property rights: Pres. Ramaphosa’s contradictory messages
The contradictory messages from government officials, including the president, about custodianship and nationalization of land create concern. This was the reaction of Free State Agriculture after it was reported that ANC and EFF members of the Ad Hoc Committee for…
Law-abiding gun owners are not the cause of violent crime
“Law-abiding gun owners are not the reason for violent crime, Adv. Shandu.” This is the reaction of Free State Agriculture to Adv. Lungelwa Shandu, chairperson of the Firearms Appeal Board’s statements on the current affairs program Carte Blanche, on Sunday…
FSA will oppose nationalization of land through custodianship
“The EFF’s call to place all land under custodianship of the state is nothing other than nationalisation and should be opposed and stopped by all means.” This is the reaction of Free State Agriculture (FSA) on the suggestion that the…
Firearms: Public participation emails fail to deliver
“Our members’ and supporters’ voices will be heard and if requires Free State Agriculture will deliver comments on the Firearms Control Amendment Bill in person.” This was the reaction of the president of Free State Agriculture (FSA), Mr Francois Wilken,…
Disarmament of women with proposed law?
The proposed amendments to the Firearms Control Act, which were announced in the Government Gazette on Friday, will result in a major disarmament of legal female firearm license owners. This will leave them defenseless to protect themselves and their families.…
Firearms Control Act – Agriculture strongly opposed
“Self-defence is everyone’s right and cannot be restricted by the state.” This was the reaction of Free State Agriculture (FSA) after the newly proposed amendments to the Firearms Control Act were announced in the Government Gazette on Friday evening. The…