The African Farmers Association of South Africa (AFASA) in the Free State says many commercial black farmers in the province do not have access to land compared to their white counterparts.

AFASA handed a memorandum of grievances to the province’s Department of Water and Sanitation following a land dispute between two farmers.

The association’s commodity chairperson Realeboha Mokhethi says lack of access to farming land will further contribute to historic inequalities and injustices.

“If today we are looking at 4000 hectares that is only being owned by seven commercial farmers, it means what about the other communities, what about the marginalized ones, where do they go in? You find they are all grouped in commonages, where you get to only have 10 cows. Because of its over grazing, there’s nothing happening. So, with such land, it means commonage farmers will be able to advance and play a role in the economy.”