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Open to emerging farmers, farm workers, rural residents, cooperatives, and allies committed to our goals and the Freedom Charter’s vision. Provincial structures to ensure nationwide representation.
ILF Executive Chairperson and ILLAA President
Ms Norma Mbatha
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The voice of the people
Izwi Labantu Forum (an established Non-Profit Company/NPC dedicated to fighting injustice, empowering voices, and advocating for societal development since 2018), representing the collective voice of South Africa’s emerging black farmers, farm workers, rural communities, and agricultural stakeholders, hereby establish the Izwi Labantu Land & Agriculture Association as a dedicated arm and specialised entity under the Izwi Labantu Forum umbrella.
- Land
- Commodities
- Livestock
- Grain
- Fresh Produce
Real Membership Benefits
The Board Members, in collaboration with the Task Team of commodity representative farmers, oversee the Association’s formation and operations. The Task Team comprises dedicated farmers representing diverse commodities, each committed to integrating farm worker perspectives, addressing sector-specific challenges, promoting fair labour, skills development, and inclusive economic growth.
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Mission and Objectives
The Izwi Labantu Land & Agriculture Association is dedicated to advancing the Freedom Charter’s principles through the following
1. Accelerated Land Reform:
restitution
Transparent restitution, redistribution, and secure tenure for black farmers and farm dwellers, unlocking finance and production, in line with “The Land Shall Be Shared Among Those Who Work It!”
2. Agricultural Empowerment
Access
Access to production finance, technology, markets, infrastructure, and support programs without bureaucratic delays or corruption.
3. Rural Safety and Security
community
Strong action against farm murders, stock theft, rural crime,
and evictions through community initiatives and policy advocacy.
4. Farm Worker Dignity
fair
Central representation of workers in all efforts, fair wages, safe conditions, skills training, health benefits, and pathways to ownership, echoing “There Shall Be Work and Security!”
5. Commodity-Specific Resilience
support
Tailored support for sectors like sugar cane amid rises, maize/grain sustainability, livestock security, and horticultural market access.
6. Sustainable and Inclusive Development:
share
Climate-resilient practices, youth/women involvement, cooperative models, and value addition to build intergenerational rural wealth and share in the country’s resources.
7. Policy Advocacy and Mobilization:
Marches
Marches (e.g., 27 February 2026), forums, memoranda, and engagements to influence national policy on land, agriculture, and rural development, upholding “The People Shall Govern!”
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Dedication and Call to Action
This Declaration is dedicated to the thousands of emerging black farmers and farm workers
who continue to till the soil despite historical dispossession and ongoing barriers, especially
those invulnerable sectors like sugar cane, where livelihoods hang in the balance due to
industry crises.
We honour their resilience and pledge to fight until justice prevails, fulfilling
the Freedom Charter’s promise of land, work, security, and shared prosperity for all.
We call on all South Africans, farmers, workers, government, civil society, and international
partners, to join the Izwi Labantu Land & Agriculture Association under the banner of Izwi
Labantu Forum.
The land question is central to our nation’s healing and future prosperity.
Together, we will transform dispossession into empowerment, silence into voice, and despair
into shared abundance. The voice of the people will not be silenced until the land is restored and agriculture thrives
for all, true to the Freedom Charter!
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