Sir ~ In all the time that I ' ve read your magazine ~ especially your personal editorials ~ I ' ve appreciated your insight into Agronomism( sic), but what a pity that you ' ve overplayed your hand in the latest edition( Comment ~ The elephant in the room) and thereby probably ~ unwittingly ~
Sir ~ I want to make comment on your editorial The elephant in the room( Gauteng Smallholder February 2017 issue). It dealt with things which, I imagine, either rest uncomfortably with the ' mink and manure ' set who, like me, collected their free copy at the tack shop in Crowthorne or are( issues that are) far from pinned your( political) flag to the mast! Why you didn ' t stick to your trade makes it all the more deflating, but surprisingly the skeletons in the cupboard have eventually now come tumbling out... Consequently, you ' ll no longer have my support and, hopefully, I ' ll be able to
their minds. It certainly had that effect at my family ' s Sunday lunch gathering, and issues of development, land reform, apartheid history and difficult
Continued on page 8
The Editor welcomes your letters, comments and opinions, but reserves the right to edit and shorten as necessary. Senders’ names and addresses must be included. Afrikaans letters will be translated. Post mail to: Letters, PO Box 14648, Bredell 1623 or fax 086 602-3882 or e-mail editor @ gautengsmallholder. com
MAILBAG
Comment:‘ You’ ve overplayed your hand’
Comment prompted interesting lunch talk
influence a few advertisers in this respect too. Your roots in all probability extend to the defunct PFP and now DA ~ sickly, old white men who with their links to the Queen ' s horrific past in South Africa ~ and don ' t forget the other socalled British Colonies, where your fore-seeds( sic) committed commercial terrorism with applause from your political cronies. What has Apartheid( after 23 years of ANC government ~ almost halfway to the 48 years of Nationalist government) got to do with the present time? Who are you to express an opinion on the past ~ where were you, then? What have you done to improve the lot of the five million plus children in South Africa below
Continued on page 8
7 www. sasmallholder. co. za