Julius Malema is leading supporters at the party’s land day picket to businessman Johann Rupert’s office, Remgro Limited.
The African National Congress (ANC) was dealt a heavy blow when most parties rejected the 18th Constitutional Amendment Bill, with the matter many now believe is water under the bridge.
Political analyst Ralph Mathekga said that the ANC's failed attempt to amend the Constitution may motivate the opposition to use it against the party in other matters.
ANC MPs were dealt a blow yesterday when the proposed bill failed to pass muster in the National Assembly to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation.
The ANC on Tuesday failed to garner enough votes to pass the bill, which would have resulted in the amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation.
EFF leader Julius Malema said the process was a complete failure and the ANC is controlled by its “white monopoly capital handlers”, while the DA said the amendment will be detrimental for the country.
ANC MP Dr Mathole Motshekga said the amendment must happen to eradicate the "original sin" of land dispossession.
The process has dragged on for longer than some MPs would have hoped and there’s still division on how exactly expropriation without compensation should play out in practice.
Those opposed to land expropriation without compensation said sending the Bill to the National Assembly was just a mere formality because the ANC would not have the two thirds majority.
On Friday, the ad hoc committee tasked with amending legislation that will see land expropriation without compensation embedded in the Constitution adopted its report.
The ad hoc committee tasked with the job is set to meet on Friday to finalise a second draft of the 18th Constitutional Amendment Bill.
Western Cape leaders said that an amendment to Section 25 of the Constitution would be irrational and would destroy the rule of law.
The provincial government has made submissions to a parliamentary committee tasked with amending the Constitution to explicitly allow such expropriation.
The party has been trying to allay fears about the courts being removed in cases involving land expropriation.
The committee’s deadline to come up with a report on the amendment to be submitted to Parliament was on Monday.
The ad hoc committee's deadline to come up with a report on the amendment to be submitted to Parliament lapsed on Monday.
The amending of the Constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation continues to divide parties who have resorted to bilateral talks. However, these too have not yielded any results.
The IFP supports the expropriation of land but said it should be done with compensation as it felt that the opposite would hurt the country’s economy.
