Land expropriation without compensation
Role of courts in land expropriation matters will remain, says ANC in Parly
The party has been trying to allay fears about the courts being removed in cases involving land expropriation.
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Ad hoc committee on land expropriation wants 30 days extension
The committee’s deadline to come up with a report on the amendment to be submitted to Parliament was on Monday.
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MPs working on amendment of Section 25 of Constitution seek 30-day extension
The ad hoc committee's deadline to come up with a report on the amendment to be submitted to Parliament lapsed on Monday.
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Political parties still at deadlock on amending Section 25 of the Constitution
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.
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Buthelezi: I will retire from Parly once land expropriation law passed
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.
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Parly adopts report on public submissions to amend Section 25 of Constitution
The ad hoc committee to initiate and introduce legislation amending Section 25 of the Constitution has met on Friday and will now draft the long-awaited constitutional amendment.
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Parly committee close to finalising process to amend Section 25 of Constitution
Almost four years since Parliament agreed to amend the Constitution to explicitly allow for land being expropriated without compensation, the process is finally nearing completion.
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Land expropriation: MPs debate removing some sections in the Constitution
The advisors have given MPs a legal opinion on the bill on Wednesday following a week of public hearings.
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MPs raise concerns over parallel public hearings on Expropriation Bill
Dr Mathole Motshekga, who chairs the committee on land expropriation, said that the proceedings of the Public Works committee were like putting the cart before the horse.
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EFF MPs, AfriForum clash over land expropriation during public hearing
The ad hoc committee held a second day of virtual public hearings to get further oral submissions on the proposed amendment to Section 25 of the Constitution.
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Banking sector to make submissions at land expropriation hearings
For a second day, a parliamentary committee will hear from individuals and organisations who had indicated in their written submissions that they wished to make further oral presentations.
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Cosatu backs constitutional change for land expropriation without compensation
Parliament has continued public hearings into land expropriation without compensation and members of the public and affected parties have been offered another opportunity to make their voices heard following three previous rounds of public hearings over the past three years.
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Land expropriation without compensation more like land confiscation, MPs told
The ad hoc committee looking into amending Section 25 of the Constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation held further public hearings on Tuesday as it prepared to finalise the amendment bill.
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ANC accused of rushing public participation in land reform process
Parliament’s ad hoc committee to amend the Constitution to explicitly allow for land expropriation without compensation met on Friday for the first time this year.
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Free State farmers: Ramaphosa has no clear plan for agriculture sector
Vice president for Free State Agriculture, Tommie Esterhuyse, said there were no clear indications from the president on property rights.
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2020 ends without formalisation of SA’s land reform plan
Another year has come to an end without the controversial policy on land expropriation without compensation being completed.
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ANALYSIS: SA has another go at an expropriation law. What it’s all about
The proposed new law has a long history. The country has been trying for almost 12 years now to come up with expropriation legislation that is in line with the Constitution.
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De Lille offers clarity around new land bill
The law would allow land to be confiscated without compensation if its unused, abandoned, or poses a safety risk.
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Land debate: Ad hoc committee set up to amend Section 25 of Constitution
The committee met for the first time since its reestablishment to discuss its programme for public hearings which start in October.
