Land expropriation bill
Cabinet endorses 60 recommendations made by land reform panel
The panel made a total of 73 recommendations but not all were accepted.
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Land rights for women, corruption under spotlight
Corruption Watch has accused government of failing to decisively deal with corruption in the land sector, thus exacerbating inequality originating from the colonial era.
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Bill on land expropriation to be open for public comment soon
The ad hoc committee is tasked with coming up with a way to change Section 25 of the Constitution to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation.
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[LISTEN] 5 types of land that could be taken without compensation in draft bill
The public has 60 days to comment on the draft bill which was published by Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi on Friday.
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Ramaphosa: Accelerated land reform has potential to improve goodwill
The president says for South Africa to strive for equality there needs to be expropriation of land without compensation.
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AfriForum to challenge Ramaphosa land reforms in court
Ramaphosa has made land redistribution a flagship policy as he seeks to unite the ANC and win public support ahead of an election next year.
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Parliament files answering affidavit to AfriForum’s land application
AfriForum approached the high court last week with an urgent application to stop the report being tabled next week.
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Land expropriation: Draft report on review on Constitution tabled
The Parliament’s constitutional review committee was asked in March to consult the public on the possible amendment to allow for land expropriation without compensation.
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Commercial farmland census kicks off today
At least 600 field staff will visit commercial farms across the country to establish, the number of commercial farmers, among other things.
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[LISTEN] ANC veteran Pallo Jordan: Mbeki's land document unfortunate
Former President Thabo Mbeki has questioned the ANC's stance on land expropriation without compensation.
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Ramaphosa: No reason to impose sanctions on SA over land reform
President Ramaphosa says most South Africans back an orderly process of land reform.
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Firebrand Malema vows to fight for land revolution in South Africa
Julius Malema warned that poor, young South Africans felt abandoned by the country's post-apartheid politics since the end of white-minority rule in 1994.
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[LISTEN] 3 reasons why farmland prices dropped 32%
Kieno Kammies speaks to Johann Bornman, an economist and the chairperson of Agri Development Solutions.
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Nedbank warns land expropriation could trigger banking crisis
Nedbank says it’s committed to supporting government in its land reform intentions.
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ANC, AgriSA meeting in Pretoria to discuss land policy
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa last month announced the party supports an amendment to section 25 of the Constitution to allow for this policy.
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Land expropriation plans not attack on white people, says Mokonyane
Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane made the comments at a briefing on the outcomes of the cabinet meeting in Pretoria.
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Parties want urgent special Parly sitting to debate, conclude land reform policy
Parliament gave the constitutional review committee until 28 October to finalise its work and wants its report debated before the end of the year.
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BLF, Orania Movement to make submissions at Parly land hearings
The second day of public hearings at Parliament will also see Agri-SA and the National African Farmers’ Union having their say.
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Public hearings on land expropriation to resume at Parliament today
Today’s hearings held by the Joint Constitutional Review Committee emanate from written submissions to the committee.
