From 1948 onwards, there suddenly were "black spots" in the country. Blacks were removed from the black spots so that there could be a white South Africa and reserves for the Bantu. I must now remind members that there was a gentleman called Jaap Marais in this country. I'm sure many of you have forgotten about him. Everybody wished he would not be remembered. He coined the term: "Kaffir op sy plek". ["Black man in his place".] [Interjections.]
Do you remember that? What the democratic government did not do in 1994 was to undo all the smash-and-grabs. In fact, the democratic government decided that all the boundaries that were created by the colonialists would be respected, including the smash-and-grab licences named "freehold title deeds".
We suggest to South Africans, like the President did this morning, that in order to have meaningful reconciliation, let us enter into a debate among ourselves so that we can talk about the things that are hurtful to us. That's what will make South Africans live together in harmony. [Applause.]
The reason I'm making this point in reference to hon Groenewald is that he made the point that the Minister was expected by many farmers to make a pronouncement on freehold land in this country.
Chairperson, no Minister, no Member of Parliament, as a member of the ANC, makes policy decisions by decree. All policies are processed within the structures of the movement. Therefore, no Green Paper has been tabled in this House because there is no process that has been followed. When that Green Paper has been processed it will be brought here ... [Inaudible.] [Interjections.]