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Western Cape government to oppose land expropriation without compensation bill amendment

The Western Cape government says land expropriation without compensation is not the appropriate intervention in addressing issues of land reform and skewed property ownership patterns in South Africa. It says the proposed amendment to Section 25 of the Constitution will undermine individual property rights and be detrimental to the economy. The amendment seeks to change a part of the Constitution to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation. Provincial […]

25 August 2021

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ANC slams opposition EFF for disrupting land expropriation hearing

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has slammed the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters for disrupting a hearing on land expropriation in Limpopo province. Parliament has been carrying out hearings on the government’s plans to change the Constitution and allow for land to be confiscated without compensation, a move it says is necessary to reverse racist historical policies that gave more land to whites. In a statement late on Sunday, the […]

26 October 2020

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Land expropriation: Deadline for written submissions on constitutional amendment looms

The deadline is fast approaching for written submissions on the Draft Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill to amend Section 25 of the Constitution to allow expropriation without compensation. In a statement, the ad hoc committee to amend the Constitution reminded the public that written submissions should be received by no later than January 31, 2020. The committee approved the Bill in early December before it was opened for public comment. It […]

15 January 2020

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Professor Lumumba delivers Nelson Mandela memorial lecture

Kenyan intellectual Professor Patrick Lumumba said on Tuesday that without land there would be no peace in Africa. Lumumba was delivering the Nelson Mandela Memorial lecture at Walter Sisulu University Mthatha campus. “Nelson Mandela would have reminded us that the last colonial question is land. If you don’t tackle the issue of land‚ you shall never know peace‚” Lumumba said to loud applause from the crowd that packed the auditorium. […]

18 July 2018

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Land expropriation hearings best way to honour Madiba: EFF

The EFF says the current public hearings on land expropriation without compensation is one of the best ways to honour former President Nelson Mandela as he would have turned 100 years old on Wednesday. The EFF reflected on Madiba’s legacy and the centenary celebrations. EFF Spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi says the EFF is grateful for the generation of freedom fighters like Madiba who brought political freedom. He however adds that freedom […]

18 July 2018

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Spike in land invasions worry DA

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape Provincial Legislature has raised concern over the increase in the number of land invasions in the province. In its quarterly report, the party says 176 incidents of land grabs were recorded in the Cape Metro since the beginning of the year, and 87 outside of the Metro. DA Chief Whip, Mark Wiley says the majority of these are being orchestrated by individuals […]

5 July 2018

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ANC downplays criticism of ‘slow pace’ on land issue

The ANC has been facing some criticism for the slow pace on land redistribution. The African National Congress(ANC) says it’s confident that it has been handling the issue of land redistribution properly, and at an acceptable pace. The party has been facing some criticism for its slow pace of land redistribution. The ANC held a land summit at the weekend in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, where it recommended that the […]

23 May 2018

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ANC holds land summit over implementation of land expropriation without compensation

The ANC is holding a land summit this weekend in an attempt to emerge with a united view on how to implement its controversial resolution to expropriate land without compensation. The party's senior members are divided over whether section 25 of the Constitution should be amended and whether all land should be nationalised. Members battled it out over land policy at the party's December congress where the ANC finally adopted […]

19 May 2018

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EFF on land expropriation: ‘No one will lose their house’

"No one is going to lose his or her house. No one is going to lose his or her flat. No one is going to lose his or her factory or industry." These were the words of EFF leader Julius Malema on the steps of the National Assembly, shortly after the House adopted his motion, which opens the way for the Constitution to be amended to allow land expropriation without […]

28 February 2018

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