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by thatjamesdude 1752 days ago
>I'd also wager a guess that most South African farmers are not white

Given the demographics, not an unfair guess, albeit a lazy one. No, not even close.

Land reform is a controversial topic in my country so I'm just going to TL;DR the past 5 decades and provide some links[0][1] that you are going to have to be very sceptical about (given the controversial nature of the debate).

- We have one of, if not the, highest wealth gaps in the world as a direct result of Apartheid

- Unsurprisingly, land ownership is rare

- Ergo, most of the land is owned by the wealthy class, who are the white minority.

- I am not offering an opinion on the racial aspect here, violent crime affects all South Africans equally

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_reform_in_South_Africa

[1]: https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201802/...