South African farmers are fleeing the country in record numbers ahead of land seizures (Image: GETTY)
Thousands of predominantly white farmers are emigrating Down Under every month, as South Africa’s government prepares to roll out land seizures to make right the “original sin” of how the black population was treated in days gone by. A law firm based in Perth, Western Australia, said the number of South Africans who have arrived on Australia’s shores since last February is estimated to be at least 162,000. Karen Kotze, a migration expert at Suffolk Law, said the firm receives “up to 10 enquiries a day” from South Africans considering making the move.
Many white farmers say they fear for their safety and stability in the country (Image: GETTY)
In February, a record high of 500 migration information enquiries were submitted to the company over a 60-day period.
It happened around the same time Australian home affairs minister Peter Dutton said South Africa’s farmers deserved to be given “special attention” because they were facing violence and land grabs at home.
Mr Dutton even offered to extend refugee or humanitarian status to the farmers.
In December, the South African parliament approved a report endorsing a constitutional amendment that would allow for land to be taken from farmers without compensation.
Crosses planted in South African soil, each representing a murdered white farmer (Image: GETTY)
Since apartheid ended in 1994, racial inequality has continued to blight the once-divided nation and land is
