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Land expropriation without compensation
Mathole Motshekga confident the land committee will meet deadline
ANC MP Dr MatholeMotshekga - who chairs the committee tasked with amending Section 25 of the Constitution - said it must complete its work by the end of March 2020.
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Motshekga expects fiery debate on wording to allow for land expropriation
ANC MP Mathole Motshekga said he would like to see the committee reach consensus on the best wording to change the Constitution when it came to allowing for the expropriation of land without compensation.
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Agriculture continues to be pivotal part of SA’s economy, Mabuza says
The deputy president addressed the Mpumalanga Show at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday, where the annual event showcased agriculture, forestry, wildlife, tourism, and related sectors.
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IFP calls for unused state land to be redistributed to public
Newly-elected party secretary-general Siphosethu Ngcobo said that the resolution of the land issue carried with it the potential to heal the wounds of the past.
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AgriSA raises concerns over land reform report's recommendations
Agri SA said it did not support any policy or legislation that infringed on property rights or any other fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution.
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Wide-ranging reforms needed to fast-track land reform, says advisory panel
That’s just one recommendation made by the panel which was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa last year to assist the inter-ministerial committee on land reform.
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Land reform advisory panel: SA requires clarity on implications of policy change
It said people were more worried about land grabs becoming the order of the day in the absence of a clear policy.
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ANC tables motion to set up another land expropriation committee
ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina said the ad hoc committee established in the previous term of Parliament had lapsed before it could complete its work.
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Cabinet receives final report from land reform panel
Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu thanked the panel chaired by Dr Vuyokazi Mahlati and approved that the report be made public.
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Parliamentary committee could get March 2020 deadline for land reform
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has pledged to accelerate land reform, an emotive issue in South Africa and a source of frustration for many voters.
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Sisulu ‘satisfied’ with published draft legislation on land expropriation
While introducing her department's budget vote on Tuesday, Lindiwe Sisulu said her department would like to be the first to benefit from this legislation.
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Malema: NPA use of Riotous Act shows ANC is avoiding land debate
The comments come at the back of a Pretoria High Court ruling earlier that dismissed the EFF’s application to have the act declared unconstitutional.
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Ramaphosa to make public land panel report soon
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the report would guide the finalisation of 'a far-reaching and transformative land reform programme'.
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Ramaphosa receives report of advisory panel on land reform, agriculture
The panel was appointed in September 2018 to support the work of the inter-ministerial committee on land reform which was chaired by Vuyo Mahlathi.
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You shouldn’t have a headache about land expropriation - Ramaphosa to investors
President Cyril Ramaphosa assured investors and business people that South Africa was governed by the rule of law and land restoration would be peaceful.
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Malema: Land essential to EFF's aim of building houses for poor
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has reiterated his party's call to expropriate land without compensation and give it to the poor.
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Luthuli clan: We want our land back
Luthuli clan which includes a family member of Chief Albert Luthuli is fighting to own land in Montebello and Njubanjuba, in Durban.
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Albert Luthuli’s grandson: Many are getting their land back, why not us?
Eyewitness News went to KwaZulu-Natal to sit down with the grandsons of the late Chief Albert Luthuli. The Luthuli family is currently in a legal battle to get access to their own land.
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Senzeni Zokwana says farmers need not fear land expropriation
Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana has admitted the ANC has made mistakes in the past but has emphasized the ruling party is on a route of renewal.
