国际英语资讯:S. African Parliament calls for end to illegal farm invasions
<p><span word="CAPE">CAPE</span> <span word="TOWN">TOWN</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 8-- <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stem">stem</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="invasions">invasions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pursuing">pursuing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stem">stem</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="invasions">invasions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="criminality">criminality</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="derail">derail</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="restitution">restitution</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="hardship">hardship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rightful">rightful</span> <span word="beneficiaries">beneficiaries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="claims">claims</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Nkosi">Nkosi</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span>, <span word="chairperson">chairperson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span>, <span word="Land">Land</span> <span word="Reform">Reform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rural">Rural</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="responding">responding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="invasion">invasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 7,500-<span word="hectare">hectare</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="KwaZulu">KwaZulu</span>-<span word="Natal">Natal</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="which">which</span> "<span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="thugs">thugs</span>" <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="alight">alight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hospitalised">hospitalised</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="burns">burns</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legality">legality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="amending">amending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pave">pave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="expropriation">expropriation</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alleviate">alleviate</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>, <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="recourse">recourse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="procedural">procedural</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="condone">condone</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="criminality">criminality</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="restitution">restitution</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="vile">vile</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="uncalled">uncalled</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="diminish">diminish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="integrity">integrity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="claims">claims</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span>.</p>
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