The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Julius Malema says the time has come for the country to return the land to its rightful owners.
Malema was addressing thousands of supporters in Mdantsane, outside East London in the Eastern Cape on Saturday, as the party celebrated its 5th anniversary.
"Our land is coming - prepare yourself. The land is coming - you must be fit. The land is coming - you must be educated.
"We, the rightful owners of the land, we shall defeat the enemy, because the truth will prevail and the truth is: we are owning this land."
Malema says the people has made it very clear, during the recent public hearings on the expropriation of land without compensation, that the land should return to the people.
"It's our land. They came here with three ships, they did not come with the land here.
"If they are angry because we are taking what rightfully belongs to us, the oceans are still open - they know the direction".
Malema also reiterated his commitment to the poor.
"I'm with you for the rest of my life. Even when I'm on pension I shall be on the side of the poor. I shall be on the side of the weak.”
