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15,000 White Farmers Flee South Africa for Russia: 'It’s Life or Death'

Russian government welcomes South African farmers fleeing over fear of being murdered

 on 10th July 2018 @ 3.00pm
south african farmers are forced to flee their land over fear of death © press
South African farmers are forced to flee their land over fear of death

Thousands of South African farming families have arrived in Russia after fleeing their farms for fear of death as the government takes back land from White citizens.

A delegation of 30 families that have fled South Africa has arrived in Russia’s farm belt Stavropol Region, according to a report by Rossiya 1 TV.

The group says it has been forced to leave their farms and land behind after facing violent attacks and death threats at home.

South Africa's new President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to take back land from the countries White minority and give it to Black citizens.

With descendants of the White farmers having occupied the land for up to 400 years, the families have been left with no other option but to seek refuge in Russia where the government is welcoming them in.

a white farmer is murdered every 5 days in south africa © press
A White farmer is murdered every 5 days in South Africa

RT reports: Up to 15,000 Boers, descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa, are planning to move to Russia amid rising violence stemming from government plans to expropriate their land, according to the delegation.

“It’s a matter of life and death – there are attacks on us. It’s got to the point where the politicians are stirring up a wave of violence,” Adi Slebus told the media.

“The climate here [Stavropol Region] is temperate, and this land is created by God for farming.

"All this is very attractive.”

president cyril ramaphosa has vowed to take back land owned by white farmers © press
President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to take back land owned by White farmers

The new South African government, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, has pledged to return the lands owned by White farmers since the 1600s to the Black citizens of the country.

The government said it is planning to put an end to what it calls the legacy of apartheid, where most of South Africa’s land is still in the hands of its minority white population.

Rights groups have said the initiative incites violence.

There were 74 farm murders and 638 attacks, primarily against white farmers, in 2016-17 in South Africa, according to data by minority rights group AfriForum.

The farmers are prepared to make a contribution to Russia’s booming agricultural sector, according to Rossiya 1.

Each family is ready to bring up to $100,000 for leasing the land.

Russia has 43 million hectares of unused farmland and has recently begun giving out free land to Russian citizens to cultivate farming.

The land giveaway program, which began in 2014, has been a huge success.

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