Hansie Louw

Author, Coach, Entrepreneur

Boston Property Declaration South Africa

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Boston, Cape Town:

There has been a fierce debate in South Africa on property expropriation without compensation. We agree that followers of Jesus should care for the weak, the widow and the orphans. A part of that duty we (as followers of Jesus) have delegated to government to do. We acknowledge that if we do not fulfill our duty in this aspect  that government has a duty to take over that function and even enforce legislation to that effect. The allocation of property may be one of the duties that government may undertake as an interim measure. However, we believe that there is a better way by way of controlled and supervised land allocation.

Out duty is also to make sure that funds and efforts that we extend will not be wasted.

Back off, some say … there is an answer

Protected Vehicle for properties

In terms of property allocation we are willing to transfer properties to a trust, or a retirement vehicle or a similar protected mechanism, hereafter called “protected vehicle”. We are willing to make funds available to compensate previous (current) owners. In addition to that we will oversee (with government) the allocation of this property to the deserving and needy people of South Africa. We are willing to assist the new occupants of the land to make the best of the land they receive.

New occupant

Gupta-gate

In terms of Gupta-gate and the possible wide spread corruption and the inability of government to pro-actively assist new farmers/dwellers we are not willing to transfer land to government. The land will remain in the “protected vehicle”. People will receive land use on a seven year basis.  This period could be extended, but may also be terminated.  This will only happen if there is no measurable positive progress.

Current loans of banks or other financial institutions will transfer to the new “protected vehicle”.

Body of churches and others

The churches and other organised religious bodies will allocate the land in conjunction with representatives from government and the “protected vehicle”. They will form a body to oversee this process. This body will also monitor progress on the different pieces of land on a monthly basis. Besides offering assistance where required they may do an intervention. It will also recommend transfer of the land to the new occupants once success has occurred as agreed upon with the new occupants.

Success

Window

The land may return to the original owner or his appointees (at a market related price) after a period of 21 years. This may happen if it is still in the “protected vehicle”.

Most importantly, there is no need to amend the South African constitution if this mechanism is in place. Government should change current legislation to give this body ample power. They could then negotiate with owners of suitable “identified” farms or pieces of land.

Hansie Louw

on behalf of a few followers of Jesus, the “we” of this blog.

30 August 2018

Boston, South Africa

 

 

 

Co-creating 186 millionaires

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When the earth was created, it must have been an “awesome” experience by lack of a better word. I could just imagine God sitting at his dining room table sipping on a glass of his favourite beverage and thinking – this is good!

I get a huge thrill just fixing or fitting something small as my natural inclination is not very practical. I often understand the theory of what must be done, like drill a hole hear, fit a plug and then out in the screw. The actual doing of what I understand in theory is more difficult for me, starting just with getting the right tools ready to be able to go and do the job at hand. Then once I have the right tools it is to get the specific tool for a specific job. So I would need a certain size drill bit for a certain plug and screw. That requires some more preparation. Then I need to make sure that the hole in the wall is not to deep, which is another challenge. I take longer than the normal handyman would, but the sense of achievement upon completion is something that God must have felt when He created.

What did God feel? That is very difficult to try to describe in human terms. What I would have experienced is just this huge thrill to see what will transpire after I have brought something into existence.

So that is one of the reasons why I want to create 186 millionaires. I will not be so bold as to say that I will create them, but I so want to say that I will co-create them. I will co-create them with other people assisting, sure… but the biggest co-creator will be the Creator of everything. If we create it together, then we create it. He will do his part and I will do mine.

Why 186 you may ask? There is no particular reason for that apart from the fact that I chose it. At one point in time I was 187 cm tall, but now it is 186 cm. I also have a financial reason to create these 186 millionaires. I believe that this will create one million for me as well.

 

Co-creators
right type of creation
Malema
Wrong type of creation

Then there is one big reason, perhaps the biggest of them all. If we can teach the 186 to create other millionaires as well, we will win the battle for economic freedom. In the process many other people’s lives will be enriched. That is really what it is all about. The riches I am talking about is definitely to reach out and put people in touch with the Creator and with his creation in each and every person.

So this is what I want to do: I want to co-create 186 millionaires. How? That is the topic of another day.