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Tensions simmered during the Joint Constitutional Review Committee's public hearing in Pietermaritzburg on Friday – where a white man and a black man both declared that they were ready to die for the land.
The delegation was holding the 10th meeting of the committee, which was also the loudest of the rallies held up here.
It took place in the historic town hall of Pietermaritzburg and the members of the committee were sitting on a stage in front of a giant organ.
The hearing followed a pattern now familiar in previous hearings: most speakers expressed support for an amendment to the Constitution authorizing expropriation without compensation, while whites were mainly among those who were opposed to the movement.
The white man began to speak, the committee co-chair, Lewis Nzimande, had to ask the audience to shut up and allow him to speak. Many of them wore the colors of the parties that they supported.
The man said that he had bought his farm in 1913 – presumably, he meant 2013 – with his pension money after being put on early retirement "because of this racist regime". He said he lost his job three times "because of his white skin".
He added that he was paying taxes on his pension and every penny he was earning and that this tax was being used for blacks
"And now you want to take my farm off me", he said. "On my corpse!"
He mocked as he spoke and the rude gestures he made to the public while he was leaving served only to elevate the volume.
"You are racist!" A man dressed in an ANC jacket mocked him
EFF Chief Floyd Shivambu stood up and asked, "Can we settle down, get it? ;please?"
"Let's stay calm, deliberately trying to provoke," Shivambu added.
"Do not scream when people make submissions."
Some people continued to mock while Nzimande explained the process and asked the audience to remain silent while people were talking. While Nzimande was chatting with the other members of the committee, some audience members stood up and began to sing, clapping their hands and trampling their feet. 19659002] The audience of the CRC in Pietermaritzburg goes round in circles #SAonLand @ TeamNews24 pic.twitter.com/3ofJLc04ep
After a few minutes, the calm is over. is restored.
"We saw white supremacy here," said a black man, referring to the previous speaker who waved to the audience.
"We see how arrogant they are because they own the land."
"Africa belongs to Africans!" He said:
"This (the process for amending the Constitution) is only one formality: the earth comes back!"
A supporter of the FEP said that there should be no "bullying on food security". "
" Our grandfathers cultivated the land a long time ago, "he said.
" There should be no protection for whites, they are no longer superior to us. "
She said she was opposed to the amendment of the Constitution.
" When things are given to people, you take away their pride ", did (19459010)
She said that the government should instead empower people, and called everyone to work together
"Together we can build this country", was
Unlike other speakers opposed to an amendment, it was not criticized.
During a break, the supporters of the EFF sang and danced in a circle outside the hall.
ANC supporters soon began their own song, many of them wearing T-shirts. yellow t-shirts with the slogan "Thuma mina" (Send me).
After the break, the room fills up slowly
This was not as noisy as the previous session, but Nzimande had to address the public several times.
A man wearing an Azapo shirt said the process should not take place and the land should be handed over to blacks. He warned the "settlers" that they, too, were ready to fight for the land.
A black man told the participants that there should be no fight for the land because it was not for whites or blacks. It was for the gods, he said.
He was shouted while some people were trampling their feet and others were tapping his wrists to indicate that it was time for him to leave
Again, Nzimande had to call for calm.
The audience had more supporters of the IFP than at other audiences
They applauded loudly for the speakers, some who also wore IFP , who expressed their support for the Ingonyama Trust.
is expected to travel to Kokstad on Saturday. The meeting is scheduled for 11:00.
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