Land expropriation without compensation
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.
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AfriForum challenge of Parly land expropriation report moot, court told
Lobby group AfriForum wants a declaratory order that the adoption of the Constitutional Review Committee’s report on land expropriation without compensation is unlawful and should be set aside.
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EFF: Land expropriation without compensation is non-negotiable
The comments come amid a parliamentary process which is looking at amending section 25 of the Constitution to allow expropriation without compensation.
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Constitutional amendment on land reform faces another delay
The parliamentary committee tasked with amending Section 25 of the supreme law of the land is unable to complete its work in time and is likely to ask for an extension.
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Land expropriation hearings postponed over coronavirus
Chair of the ad hoc committee responsible for amending legislation on land Mathole Motshekga postponed all committee activities.
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Land expropriation public hearings conclude in KZN, North West
The hearings will continue until the end of April and will wrap up in the Western Cape.
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Ramaphosa reaffirms land reform plan at AB Xuma funeral
The struggle icon and former president of the ANC was reburied in Ngcobo 60 years after his death. Ramaphosa declared the reburial as a special official funeral.
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Ramaphosa confirms presidential summit on land expropriation
President Cyril Ramaphosa has already hosted two investment summits and a jobs summit to try to come up with solutions to fix the economy.
