No genocide against white people, G20 meeting told

DEPARTMENT of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development acting director-general Nomthandazo Moyo has set the record straight on reports of genocide in South Africa. Moyo was speaking during the opening of the G20 Development Working Group in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday.

- THOBEKA NGEMA

Moyo said that while the country deals with development issues, it also faces challenges and every country deals with crime. Moyo also said issues of public safety are something that affects everyone, irrespective of whether you are in the south, the north or the east of the globe.

As the administrator responsible for land, Moyo confirmed that there is no expropriation of land without compensation when it comes to land redistribution issues and there is also restitution for those whose land was taken during apartheid.

"When we restitute the land, we buy the land from the previous owners. We don't take it by force," Moyo said, adding that the misinformation was also spread by the media. "We do buy the land to give it back to those who had the land taken through apartheid," Moyo said.