At about 10 a.m. on Monday, 15 August 2005 I received a Phone call from Christine Groenewald from the President’s office. In our conversation she claimed that they had no records of my E-mails. It was pointed out that the E-mails were sent to the e-mail addresses set out in the official web sites for the various government offices, including the Presidents office, that the Deputy Minister had obviously received them and that various government departments had repeatedly told my clients that my e-mails are discarded when received.
On a request to send me an e-mail to reply to she duly did so shortly afterwards and I replied as set out below.
What will be noted is that last E-mail I sent is still left attached to the one I was sent. Gary Brown replied to the e-mail President@po.gov.za which I used in all my correspondence. In other words, despite all protestations to the contrary, that IS the right E-mail address, it DEOS work and the E-mails WERE received!. Now there is the proof that my E-mails have all gone through as the same E-mail address was used in all the letters.
Let us all sincerely hope that this matter will now be resolved and that the allegations will all be properly addressed.
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Message-----
From: Christine Groenewald [mailto:Christine@po.gov.za]
Sent: 15 August 2005 10:46
To: Dr. Izak Labuschagne
Cc: rabester@dla.gov.za; Mike Louw; Lydia Kawe
Subject: RE: OPEN CAHLLENGE TO PRESIDENT MBEKI RE LAND REFOM IN SOUTH
AFRICA
Dear Dr Labuschagne
On behalf of the President we acknowledge receipt of your e-mail.
In your conversation this morning, you stated that you have addressed the issue with the President at an Imbizo. Thus I have forwarded it to the organiser of our Imbizos so that he may follow up.
I have also contacted the office of the Director-General of Land Affairs so that they can investigate and respond to your allegations.
Sincerely
Christine Groenewald
ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY
From: Dr. Izak Labuschagne [mailto:izak@izak.co.za]
Sent: 12 August 2005 12:49 PM
To: Garry Brown; SIHilzinger-Maas@dla.gov.za
Cc: THINUS; Signpost; Madelein Hammond; Johnmoses; Jack and Sylvia
Stagman; Heinrich Appies; Hartmut Dedekind; Eric. Natgrowth@Global. Co. Za;
Computer shop; Christo Nel; Bernivee@Mweb. Co. Za; Bartho van Rensburg; azm@lantic.net;
pbs@iafrica.com; caa@lantic.net
Subject: OPEN CAHLLENGE TO PRESIDENT MBEKI RE LAND REFOM IN SOUTH AFRICA
Importance: High
Dear Mr. President, Deputy Minister of Land Affairs
and their respective secretaries,
The attached letter has also been posted on the
internet because of the insidious habit of your respective offices of not
answering important and challenging correspondence. Your failure to face this
issue will serve only to underline the allegations against your government and
that is that you are deliberately sabotaging the land reform program in order
to further your own ends. Ends which your deputy president let slip. Ends in
line with that of Zimbabwe.
This letter will be forwarded to all of the
international media if by close of business today I have not received the
courtesy of a reply.
The internet link is www.izak.co.za
and click on LAND REFORM
Yours truly,
Izak Labuschagne
__________________________
ACIP. IAFPA, Dr. Eccl Law
CEO SADC DFT, Port Sail Charters
P O Box 412. Mtunzini, 3867, KZN, South Africa
E-mail: - izak@izak.co.za;
Web Page: - www.izak.co.za
Mobile +27 (073) 1 5678 25
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Message-----
From: Dr. Izak Labuschagne [mailto:izak@izak.co.za]
Sent: 15 August 2005 11:17
To: Christine Groenewald
Subject: RE: OPEN CAHLLENGE TO PRESIDENT MBEKI RE LAND REFOM IN SOUTH
AFRICA
Hi Christine,
Words cannot express how encouraging your e-mail is.
It shall be posted on the net immediately.
My Client, the leader of the Goodhouse community and
not I, posed a question to the President at an Imbizo. You will be able to
glean the details from the first of the 4 letters attached hereto. As pointed
out to you and as you will note, the letters were all sent to the E-mail
addresses set out on the official government web sites. As further pointed out,
all the letters are posted on my website at http://www.izak.co.za/Full%20and%20Frank%20Disclosure%20of%20Investment%20Risk.htm.
Further that I have persisted with a constructive approach as can be gleaned
from the link http://www.izak.co.za/ARS.htm.
Please be sure to alert the President personally of
this matter as the department of Land Affairs has repeatedly adopted a hostile
attitude with regards to this issue, especially when I came up with solutions
for the willing buyer willing seller policy. In any event, my clients at
Goodhouse have repeatedly reported that the MEC for land Affairs in the
Northern Cape and the department of Land Affairs have on several occasions told
them that my correspondence is simply discarded when received.
The postings on my website are therefore born out of
legitimate exasperation. The tone is one of self-defence against what has
undeniably manifested as open hostility from the government. Remember one
thing, I am fighting here for the rights of a coloured community, not whites.
Remember too that they are starving and all their attempts at getting justice
have been opposed in an extremely hostile fashion.
This matter is very serious indeed and should not be
referred to a department that has failed to deal with it properly over the last
4-5 years now. It has escalated to Presidential level, because all other
remedies have been exhausted.
I trust the President will be duly advised and that
he will personally see to it that this matter is resolved and quickly. There is
a lot of work to be done in the land reform sector and there are many making an
effort based on a reasoned and balanced approach. If the government continues
to supply evidence that paints the ugly picture now disclosed on my web page I
fear that the future for land reform in South Africa will indeed underline the
allegations I seek full and frank disclosure on.
Yours truly,
Izak Labuschagne
__________________________
Izak Labuschagne
ACIP. IAFPA, Hon. Dr. Ecc.l Law
CEO SADC DFT, Port Sail Charters
P O Box 412. Mtunzini, 3867, KZN, South Africa
E-mail: - izak@izak.co.za;
Web Page: - www.izak.co.za
Mobile +27 (073) 1 5678 25
Attachments Comprised all 4 letters previously sent.
-----Original
Message-----
From: Christine Groenewald [mailto:Christine@po.gov.za]
Sent: 15 August 2005 10:47
To: Dr. Izak Labuschagne
Subject: RE: OPEN CAHLLENGE TO PRESIDENT MBEKI RE LAND REFOM IN SOUTH
AFRICA
Dear Dr Labuschagne
Please note my response to your earlier mail.
Sincerely
Christine Groenewald
ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY
From: Dr. Izak Labuschagne [mailto:izak@izak.co.za]
Sent: 12 August 2005 01:03 PM
To: Garry Brown; SIHilzinger-Maas@dla.gov.za
Subject: FW: OPEN CAHLLENGE TO PRESIDENT MBEKI RE LAND REFOM IN SOUTH
AFRICA
Importance: High
Just in case you are looking for any excuse not to
see what is on the net, the full link is http://www.izak.co.za/Full%20and%20Frank%20Disclosure%20of%20Investment%20Risk.htm
and then see http://www.izak.co.za/letter%20to%20President%204.htm
.
The hit rate on this site has reached close to a
million and growing fast.
Regards,
__________________________
ACIP. IAFPA, Dr. Eccl Law
CEO SADC DFT, Port Sail Charters
P O Box 412. Mtunzini, 3867, KZN, South Africa
E-mail: - izak@izak.co.za;
Web Page: - www.izak.co.za
Mobile +27 (073) 1 5678 25
-----Original
Message-----
From: Dr. Izak Labuschagne [mailto:izak@izak.co.za]
Sent: 12 August 2005 12:49
To: President@po.gov.za; SIHilzinger-Maas@dla.gov.za
Cc: THINUS; Signpost; Madelein Hammond; Johnmoses; Jack and Sylvia
Stagman; Heinrich Appies; Hartmut Dedekind; Eric. Natgrowth@Global. Co. Za;
Computer shop; Christo Nel; Bernivee@Mweb. Co. Za; Bartho van Rensburg;
azm@lantic.net; pbs@iafrica.com; caa@lantic.net
Subject: OPEN CAHLLENGE TO PRESIDENT MBEKI RE LAND REFOM IN SOUTH AFRICA
Importance: High
Dear Mr. President, Deputy Minister of Land Affairs
and their respective secretaries,
The attached letter has also been posted on the
internet because of the insidious habit of your respective offices of not
answering important and challenging correspondence. Your failure to face this
issue will serve only to underline the allegations against your government and
that is that you are deliberately sabotaging the land reform program in order
to further your own ends. Ends which your deputy president let slip. Ends in
line with that of Zimbabwe.
This letter will be forwarded to all of the
international media if by close of business today I have not received the
courtesy of a reply.
The internet link is www.izak.co.za
and click on LAND REFORM
Yours truly,
Izak Labuschagne
__________________________
ACIP. IAFPA, Dr. Eccl Law
CEO SADC DFT, Port Sail Charters
P O Box 412. Mtunzini, 3867, KZN, South Africa
E-mail: - izak@izak.co.za;
Web Page: - www.izak.co.za
Mobile +27 (073) 1 5678 25