The weather has not been kind to South African maize farmer Tom van Rooyen, but his biggest worry is the political forecast. Standing by a stunted maize crop wilting in the African heat, van Rooyen says farmers are worried about impending land claims by communities evicted under white minority rule. Their concerns centre on a new act which will allow the government to expropriate land for restitution where negotiations on a "willing buyer, willing seller" basis fail.