The ruling ANC has drafted a water licence bill that is criticised by the opposition DA party as being race-based and threatens agriculture.
Farmer Dirk Kegta is frustrated that to get new water-drawing rights from the Vaal River in South Africa’s maize belt in the Free State Province, he must give 30% of his farm’s equity to ‘blacks’.
“I hope this is a joke, or else our farms will be impossible to cultivate and raise livestock on,” he tellsGet unlimited access to our exclusive journalism and features today. Our award-winning team of correspondents and editors report from over 54 African countries, from Cape Town to Cairo, from Abidjan to Abuja to Addis Ababa. Africa. Unlocked.
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