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What do you think about land redistribution in South Africa?AJ Venter’s answer to this question and criticism of other answers causes me to think of Neville Chamberlain, British Prime prior to the Second World War waving his agreement with Hitler for all to see and proudly pronouncing “Peace in our time”. We can trust Hitler; what a nice fellow.Shortly afterwards the world was plunged into a war and Jews subjected to torture and murdered on an industrial scale by that “nice fellow” megalomaniac Hitler.Background:An introduction is required to give a better perspective.The Dutch East India Company based in Amsterdam established a replenishment station for their large fleet of ships on 6th April 1652 in Cape Town that were plying trade between the East and Europe. That was the only practical sea route because the Suez Chanel had not yet been built. 366 years ago.The handful of Dutch staff stationed at the Cape soon got to know the only local indigenous inhabitants – the San and Khoikhoi.The Dutch staff were predominately males and had a glorious time with the willing khoisan ladies and that resulted in the grouping of South African citizens knows as the “Coloureds”. It is a relatively large group of several millions so the activities of the handful of Dutch and Khoisan ladies may be described as “frenzied”.There were groups of indigenous blacks spread out in clusters in some parts of South Africa at that time – nowhere near Cape Town.Some were: Xhosa’s in the current Eastern Cape Province around the Fish River; Zulus in current day KwaZulu-Natal around Current day Pietermaritzburg, Ulundi, Eshowe ; Sothos in a small area of the Free State, Sothos, Tshwanes, Pedi’s, Ndebeles, etc in the area later to be known as the “Transvaal” in small groupings. A number of these tribes – like the Zulus – had fled from the current day Zimbabwe to get away from the Matabele tribe.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_South_AfricaLarge, massive swathes of the current-day South Africa were uninhabited.During the early 1800’s the Boers – with many non-Boers who had previously lived in the Cape Colony and Natal – were frustrated by being subject to British rule with very few rights.They arranged a series of migrations into the mostly uninhabited central part of South Africa to get away from the British in what is known as the Great Trek.The first organized large-scale migration started in 1836.Map of Trek routes taken by the Boers during the Great Trek. Kindly Note the areas where the tribes were and the large areas that were uninhabited.The Boers migrated into the interior and mostly to uninhabited areas or areas adjacent to occupied zones. They never evicted blacks from land that they occupied.Lack of Pre-colonial Black Land OwnershipBlacks who claim that their ancestors had land stolen from them do not realize or pretend not to know that their ancestors never owned any land at any time prior to colonization.Yes, you read that correctly.Each tribe had a King and all the land claimed by that tribe was owned exclusively by the King.The Kings allocated land as they saw fit and that was always coupled to what was beneficial to the Kings.The allocation was temporary and actual ownership was not allowed.The Kings could, and did, evict dwellers and take back possession of the land at any time. They frequently did that as punishment or because they had tired of someone.The King told each person where to build their hut and how big the dwelling group could be.A senior person – as arbitrarily selected by the King – could erect more than one hut.The average person could not.Traditional leadersSouth Africa still has a system of ‘Traditional Leaders’ that runs in parallel to the Constitutional democracy and it is neither democratic nor modern.It is a throwback to pre-colonial times.The “Leaders” are either appointed by other “Leaders” or inherit the position.They have very large tracts of land under their control – and they temporarily allocate it exactly on the same basis as did the Kings of the tribes in pre-colonial times.They also evict the inhabitants when they feel like it. The inhabitants have no right of appeal or any other rights.The traditional Leaders frequently use the land rights that they allocate in return for favours or rental.These “Traditional” parasites have made it known that they will cause big problems for the government if “their” land is taken from them.Why are the blacks who are unhappy about white ownership silent about this injustice?It is hypocritical.These professional parasites also demand a salary and benefits which have to be paid by the fiscus.http://www.sahistory.org.za/article/chieftaincy-and-kingship-south-africaExpropriation without Compensation:This has been tried in Zimbabwe and has failed miserably.Zimbabwe was known as the bread-basket of Africa at the time of independence when Robert Mugabe took over.Land expropriation without compensation took place on a large scale and is one of the primary reasons why Zimbabwe is an economic and social disaster today.Black South Africans have not learned from that perfect example of what happens when this policy is implemented.AJ Venter alludes to groups having to prove that their ancestors stayed on a piece of land as part of the legal process to submitting a claim.That is nonsense. I live in a community where a number a farms have been claimed and the proof given – and accepted - is an affidavit signed by the people claiming the land stating that it was their forefather’s land. That’s it.The fact that the land was uninhabited before the colonials settled and built the farms from scratch is irrelevant to those who intend to steal it.It is up to the farmers to prove that the claimants do not have a claim because these affidavits have been, and are, accepted as gospel truth by the same officials and Judges that AJ Venter claims will ensure fair due process!The only land claimed to date is successful and expensive farming land.No shabby, run-down or unsuccessful farm has yet been claimed.No undeveloped land has been claimed.Why claim undeveloped land when it is possible to steal developed land with expensive infrastructure from a minority who have no protection from the government?That, in itself, says it all – theft on a huge scale is in progress and it is now proposed that the process be accelerated and land expropriated without compensation.It is also being proposed that claims be allowed on any other properties with the intension of expropriating those as well without compensation. Any white person’s house is therefore under threat as well.All the above is only applicable to whites.If a black man owns a farm or a house that he legally bought from a white man then that property cannot be touched.If a white man legally bought a property from a black man then that land can be siezed.Farms in possession of the GovernmentThere are 4,323 farming units already in the hands of the South African government that were legally purchased from farmers but never transferred to claimants.Why?Because in each and every case there is more than one group of different claimants that swore under oath that their ancestors - and only their ancestors - lived on the land.That perfectly illustrates the lack of validity of the claims. The thieves are falling out.Real Land reformIt is necessary to address the land issue but this way is not only criminal theft but economic suicide and stupidity.If South Africa goes down this road it will destroy the country to such an extent that it will make the economic catastrophe that Mugabe caused for Zimbabwe look like a picnic.Any individual or corporation considering investing in South Africa must understand clearly that they are gambling recklessly with their funds. The value of that investment will evaporate as the South African economy and currency disintegrate.For those who think expropriation without compensation is a good idea - kindly read the following:Expropriating land without compensation is impossible—take it from ZimbabweLand Expropriation: An attack on poor black South AfricansBlacks do own land:The false impression has intentionally been created that blacks do not own land and they therefore have justification to seize and steal white-owned land.Black people, for example, already own more than half of all agricultural land in two of South Africa’s most fertile provinces: the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.https://www.fin24.com/Economy/kill-dangerous-property-nationalisation-slogans-with-facts-economist-201602227.5 million black home owners https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/expropriation-not-just-a-threat-to-whites-but-to-75m-black-homeowners-too-says-afribusiness-20180306https://businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle/121393/the-truth-about-black-vs-white-land-and-home-ownership-in-sa/https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/who-owns-sas-land-20171028The above references conclusively prove substantial black land ownership.Africans do not learn from their mistakes.

India has consistently fared poorly in the press freedom index for the last 17–18 years. The best it fared was in 2002 when India was ranked in the 80th position.Dropping by 60 places in 17 years is a sheer embarrassment for a country such as ours, the largest democracy in the world.India’s media has always been susceptible to this type of hijacking, but the BJP’s success in peddling its narrative is unprecedented. The BJP’s success has had an unmatched effect on the totality of India’s political discourse.The fundamental tactics utilized by the BJP to influence media coverage are not themselves unprecedented; the Indian National Congress has itself engaged in such behavior. Indeed, between 1975 and 1978, the Congress government led by Indira Gandhi systematically repressed critical media as part of a nationwide Emergency. Yet today, the BJP has doubled down and transformed previously independent media outlets into state mouthpieces for the sake of minimizing criticism and disseminating their own narrative.Since then it has been a steep journey downwards, with no exception under the Modi government.The question is why?There are numerous reasons ranging from corruption to dishonesty to unethical practices to feudalism. A number of cases have been reported against these media outlets, the allegation/charges range as belowAnti National ActivitiesExtortionSexual Assault & RapeChild Molestation & Child RapePaid NewsCriminal IntimidationMoney LaunderingBlackmailIllicit Black MoneyCriminal MisappropriationConspiracySexual HarassmentFraudShady Foreign Shell CompaniesUnclear Beneficial OwnershipFinancial MalpracticesDefamationRole of Social MediaThe BJP’s social media online troll army remains notorious, referred to as the BJP’s IT Cell, which regularly sends out death and rape threats to female journalists. The social media army is also used to stoke communal hatred, spread fake news, and intimidate those who would take a stand against Modi. Especially for those who belong to some of India’s most marginalized communities, the IT Cell far surpasses normal levels of online toxicity, often with the encouragement of BJP leadersFollowing are some of the Media Houses and respective cases against themSun TVSun TV Network runs the most popular Tamil language satellite television channels in the world. It was started on 14 April 1992 by Kalanidhi Maran. At one point, Sun TV was the most viewed entertainment channel in India, as per BARC report.The channel has a history of corruption, sexual harassment, criminal intimidation, paid news, fraud, money laundering, extortion, blackmailing, illicit-black-money, etc. Few of them are listed below:April 2015: In Aircel-Maxis case Rs. 742 Crore worth of property of Sun TV and owner Kalanidhi Maran was impounded by the Enforcement Directorate for money laundering based on a CBI report.July 2011: Sun TV COO Hansraj Saxena was arrested thrice for various cases of extortion and blackmailing.After one of his arrests, Sun TV COO Hansraj Saxena confessed on a written affidavit and on TV that the channel had created the morphed video of His Holiness Paramahamsa Nithyananda and actress Ranjitha for the purpose of extortion.Jan 2015: The next COO of Sun TV, C Praveen, was also arrested on sexual harassment complaints filed by former staff of the television network.By far the biggest known crime done by the channel was its involvement in 2G spectrum scam which resulted in a loss of Rs. 17,60,00,00,00,000/- (roughly equivalent to $30 Billion USD ) to the public exchequer.Zee NewsTwo Zee editors were arrested for ‘Rs 100-crore extortion bid’ (equivalent to $15 million USD)Nov 28, 2012: Delhi Police’s crime branch arrested two editors of the Zee group on Tuesday, who were accused of extortion. The editors were accused of trying to extort Rs 100 crore worth of advertisements from the company of the complainant in return for dropping stories.Another defamation case of Rs 100 crore suit on ZeeMarch 18, 2014: A Rs. 100-crore defamation case was slapped on Zee, by famous Indian cricketer Mr. M.S. Dhoni, for attacks on his reputation.NDTVBiased and corrupt, anti-national news channel, NDTV, had already a controversial history of disclosing the location of the Indian Army along with artillery to Pakistani forces during times of war. New Delhi Television – NDTV was a leading anti-national news channel in India. NDTV viewership has fallen below 2% especially after their anti-national stand. NDTV alleged that the TV ratings had been manipulated and sued the country’s only television audience measurement company. Even in spite of such boycott by the Indian household, one wonders how still the company continues to flourish. The secret is revealed by studying the financial frauds and scams done by the channel.NDTV FraudsIn the book ‘NDTV Frauds’, author Sree Iyer, exposed how NDTV was actually one of the most corrupt media houses in Indian history. Two Promoters of NDTV, the top management, and other vested interest groups colluded over the years to break laws, evade taxes and fault ICICI bank, by making shell companies with zero employees and zero revenue and other techniques, all resulting in a total financial scam of Rs. 48 Crore ($ 7 Million USD).One is left wondering what right media channels have to pretend to be neutral, ethical, unbiased, ‘voice of the common man’. After all their scams, various news channels unite to protect NDTV from public scrutiny. The media claimed that the entire legal proceedings and investigations initiated against NDTV by families of shareholders of ICICI bank which suffered a loss of Rs. 48 crores was a witch hunt against innocent media houses. NDTV had siphoned money through a complex network of shell companies and other illicit financial tricks.National HeraldNational Herald is an Indian newspaper published by The Associated Journals Ltd, owned by a major political party of the country. It was started in 1938. After independence, the newspaper was briefly shut down in the 1940s and 70s. Owing to financial crunch, the operations were temporarily stopped in 2008. In 2016, the board of directors of Associated Journals Limited (AJL) took the decision of relaunching the newspaper.National Herald Scam – Young IndianA case in a Delhi court was filed by an Indian economist and politician against the owner politicians, their companies, and associated persons. As per the complaint filed in the court of the Metropolitan Magistrate, the ruling party granted an interest-free loan of Rs. 90.25 crore (US$14 million) to Associated Journals Limited (AJL), owner of the National Herald newspaper. It was alleged that the loan was either not repaid or repaid in cash, which is in violation of Section 269T of the Income Tax Act, 1961 A closely held company, Young Indian, was incorporated in November 2010 with a capital of Rs. 50 lakhs(US$78,000) and it acquired almost all the shareholding of AJL and all its properties (alleged to be worth Rs. 5,000 crores (US$780 million)). The complainant alleged criminal misappropriation by the owners. The courts have determined that a prima face case has been established in the matter.Times NowOn September 10, 2008, Times Now had aired false news and there was a suit for Rs. 100 crores (equivalent to $15 Million USD) against the TV channel. The channel tried to escalate the matter to Supreme Court and appealed to save the channel from Bombay High Court order of paying Rs. 20 crore cash deposit and Rs. 80 crore bank guarantee. The Supreme Court denied.What the reader wonders are how these channels continue to survive and even flourish after multi-crore, multi-million dollar scams.Janasri TV – Kannada ChannelIn April 2017 the chief executive officer of a private Kannada TV news channel, Janasri News was arrested on charges of extortion and blackmailing. As per the Police,The channel CEO Lakshmiprasad Vajapai had used the channel as an “instrument” to run his “network” of extortion.The CEO was arrested on a complaint by a businessman alleging extortion and blackmailing. The CEO was blackmailing the businessman threatening to give an undesired representation of the complainant’s business to the entire world and tried to extort Rs 10 crore.CEO Lakshmiprasad followed fixed modus operandi. He would first identify a businessman, dig out information on the businessman, and prepare a news item. He would then broadcast only a portion of this negative content and proceed to contact the “victim.” Lakshmiprasad would then demand money in return for not airing the full episode.A number of cases had been filed against Vajapai at various police stations in the city. There are two more similar cases against Lakshmiprasad at Commercial Street and Mahalakshmipuram Police Stations. Where according to the complaint registered, he has already taken Rs 10 crore from a businessman along with Rs. 30 lakh worth gold jewelry.Samaya NewsSamaya TV is a television news channel, launched on 20 June 2010. Within a year of launch, Samaya News 24X7 became the second-most viewed news channel in Karnataka.Throughout 2012 to 2017 the channel chief reporter Ranganath Bharadwaj conspired with child molester Vinay Bharadwaj (who was fined $ 1/2 Million USD for repeated counts of child molestation) to attack His Divine Holiness Paramahamsa Nithyananda. In this desperate attempt, the channel even attacked the U.S.A. courts with false defamatory news programs which ran in 1000 hours total.The Kannada news television channel Samaya TV and chief reporter Ranganath Bharadwaj were found guilty of defamation and civil conspiracy by USA Court. In Dec 2017, the USA Court fined them with a $5 Million (equivalent to Rs. 32 Crore ) judgment for broadcasting false news about His Divine Holiness Paramahamsa Nithyananda and his USA mission. As of now all other major legal proceedings against media houses filed by various entities throughout the country are pending disposal. This has thus been the single biggest major victory against a paid news channel in the history of India.Aaj TakAnti-national Aaj Tak was once the most popular Hindi language Indian news channel. The channel has been accused of journalistic Hinduphobia and selective misrepresentation of Hindu festivals and rituals. The Election Commission is reported to have identified more than 1,400 cases of paid news between 2009 and 2013, during which elections were held in 17 states of India. One such incident happened in February 2014 where the unholy alliance of the channel (media) and with other vested groups to get exposed on social media and people fed up with the volumes of paid, biased, and irrelevant news by the channel made hashtags like #UnlikeAajtak #StopWatchingAAJTAK go viral. The channel lost 300,000 likes on its social media pages in a single day.Child Exploitation and Liquor BribeIn November 2015, a video came online showing an Aaj Tak reporter bribing a kid with money to purchase liquor in order to convince him to give a negative statement as per the channel’s vested interest.Convicted rapist journalist – Tarun TejpalTarun Tejpal is an Indian journalist, publisher, novelist, and former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine. In November 2013, he stepped down as editor for six months after a female colleague accused him of sexual assault and rape. He was arrested on 30 November 2013 and is currently on bail since 1 July 2014. It is particularly eerie to note that it is the same Tejpal who had previously been involved in highlighting the issue of sexual violence in India. One cannot miss noticing the double standards of Indian media, which shows the smallest of false cases against others as a big scandal and hide their own dirty stories of sexual and financial crimes.Rajdeep Sardesai – Times of IndiaDilip Sardesai father of Rajdeep Sardesai (journalist, editor Times of India) was arrested by Mumbai police in 1993 in connection with Foreign Exchange Regulation Act violations, involving $6.89 Million USD.In 2012, Rajdeep Sardesai had denied reporting the killing of 21 Hindus during Assam Riots, saying he would report only if more than 1000 were killed.Radiya tapes – Indian Income Tax department ReportThe Radia tapes controversy relates to the telephonic conversations between Nira Radia, an influence peddler, and with senior journalists, taped by the Indian Income Tax Department in 2008–09.After getting authorization from the Home Ministry, the Indian Income Tax department tapped Radia’s phone lines for 300 days in 2008–2009 as part of their investigations into possible money laundering, restricted financial practices, and tax evasion.In November 2010, OPEN magazine carried a story that reported transcripts of some of the telephone conversations of Nira Radia with senior journalists, many of whom have denied the allegations. The Central Bureau of Investigation has announced that they have 5,851 recordings of phone conversations by Radia, some of which outline Radia’s attempts to broker deals in relation to the 2G spectrum sale. The tapes appear to demonstrate how Radia attempted to use some media persons to influence government decisions.Journalists mentioned in the Radia tapesBarkha Dutt, Group Editor, English news, New Delhi Television(NDTV), NDTV also has a Hindi news channel NDTV IndiaM.K. Venu, then Opinion Editor, The Economic Times. Outlook weekly published an unconditional apology for naming M.K.Venu on its cover.Prabhu Chawla, the then editor of India Today magazineShankar Aiyar, then with India Today GroupVir Sanghvi, HT advisory editorial directorCasual conversations with Radia of Editors of The Times of India, The Economic Times and The Hindu Businessline also figured in the tapes published by Outlook magazine.Press Council reportThe Press Council of India is a statutory body in India that governs the conduct of the print media. It is one of the most important bodies that sustain democracy, as it has supreme power in regard to the media to ensure that freedom of speech is maintained. It is also empowered to hold hearings on receipt of complaints and take suitable action where appropriate.Paid news is a phenomenon in Indian media, that refers to the systematic engagement of mainstream media outlets in publishing favorable articles in exchange for payment. This type of news is typically sponsored by vested interest groups to accomplish their personal goals.A report by the council points out that self-regulation by India’s media has failed to stop the practice of paid news, has some eye-catching recommendations. It suggests a more-powerful regulator and stiffer penalties, including criminal charges, possibly leading to imprisonment, for those who accept payment for news.

Registration of an existing or proposed small scale enterprise is voluntary and not compulsory. It has no statutory basis. But, registration is beneficial for the enterprise itself because it makes the unit eligible for availing the benefits given by the Central or State Governments for the promotion of SSIs. Some of the incentives so obtained by them relate to credit guarantee scheme; priority sector lending; capital subsidy; reduced customs duty; ISO-9000 certification reimbursement; power tariff subsidies; exemptions under tax laws; etc.The State Directorate or Commissioner of Industries or District Industries Centres (DIC's) are the concerned authorities for registration of small scale units. This registration is both location specific and product specific. Like in certain State capitals and metropolitan cities, it is granted to only those units which are located in the designated industrial areas/estates.A small scale unit is generally subjected to two types of registration. Initially, a provisional registration is granted for the proposed enterprise. It is termed provisional because the enterprise is yet to come into existence. It is granted for a specified period of time during which the unit is expected to be setup. A 'Provisional Registration Certificate (PRC)' enables the unit to obtain :- (i) term loans and working capital from financial institutions, banks under priority sector lending; (ii) facilities for accommodation, land and other approvals; (iii) no objection certificates (NOCs) and clearances from regulatory bodies such as pollution control board, labour regulations, etc.Once the unit has commenced commercial production, it is granted permanent registration. It is a life time registration given after physical inspection of the enterprise and scrutiny of certain documents. Some of the formalities required to be completed for seeking permanent registration are :-Clearance from the municipal corporationState pollution control board clearanceSanction from the electricity boardOwnership/tenancy rights of the premises where unit is locatedCopy of partnership deed/Memorandum of articles of association in case of a private limited companySale bill of product manufacturedSale bill of each end productPurchase bill of each raw materialPurchase bill of machinery installedBIS/QC certificate if applicableAn affidavit giving status of the unit, machinery installed, power requirement, etc.The registration certificate so issued by the concerned authority is seen as a proof of the unit being a small scale unit. It enables the unit to get several concessions like :-Income tax exemption and Sales tax exemption as per the State Government policy.Incentives and concessions in power tariff, etc.Price and purchase preference for goods produced.Availability of raw material depending on existing policy.Though, provisional registration is not compulsory for getting a permanent registration. But, a provisional certificate enables the unit to apply to the various departments and agencies for assistance in setting up of the enterprise.Such a registration procedures is generally uniform across the States. However, there may be some modifications done by individual States. For example, certain States may have a 'SIDO registration scheme' and a 'State registration scheme'. But, whatever be the registration scheme, the main purpose is to maintain statistics and a roll of such units for providing incentives as well as to create nodal centres at the Centre, State and District levels to promote SSIs. It gives recognition to the industrial unit and helps in generating a database for policy planning.A small scale unit may also become liable for de-registration, if it crosses the investment limits; starts manufacturing any new item or items that require an industrial license or other kind of statutory license; or does not satisfy the condition of being owned, controlled or being a subsidiary of any other industrial undertaking.