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BBC welcomes ANC’s decision on land reform
The Black Business Council's Kganki Matabane says this will enhance and increase economic participation.
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ANC to amend Constitution to allow land expropriation
The ANC had said in May it would 'test the argument' that land redistribution without compensation is permitted under current laws.
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Smith slams political parties for scripting arguments on land expropriation
The chairperson of Parliament's Review Committee on Land, Vincent Smith says far too many political parties have been scripting arguments for their members to make the same presentations before MPs.
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Outcome of Parly review on Ingonyama Trust yet to be determined
Key among the issues to be decided is the recommendation that the act be repealed because it was inconsistent with the Constitution.
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Ramaphosa walks a tight rope on land expropriation in KZN
President Ramaphosa urgently visited Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini on Friday night, promising him that the government has zero plans to touch three million hectares of land under the Ingonyama Trust.
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'Government has no intention to touch land under Ingonyama Trust'
President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid an urgent visit to Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini to assure him that the ANC-led government has no intention of claiming land under the Ingonyama Trust.
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Committee on land review rubbishes AfriForum's claims of unpublicised venues
AfriForum has criticised Parliament's land hearing process, saying venues were not communicated in time and the times the hearings are held do not accommodate people who work.
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Heated debate at Free State land expropriation hearings
The hearings in the Free State have been well attended with the Ferdie Meyer Hall in Welkom filled to capacity.
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Limpopo, Northern Cape give land expropriation thumbs up
The need for expropriation without compensation has been the popular opinion expressed by participants in Limpopo and the Northern Cape.
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Last day for land expropriation sessions in Limpopo
Public hearings have already taken place in other parts of the province as well as the Northern Cape this week.
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BLF: Attack on Ingonyama Trust driven by jealousy, hate for amaZulu
An umbrella group calling itself Radical Economic Transformation Champions held a briefing in Durban where they've expressed their full commitment to fighting for land.
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Fears around job losses, food security at land expropriation public hearings
The constitutional review committee has also heard that amending the Constitution will decrease investor confidence, and further raise unemployment.
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Vincent Smith: It’s important that South Africans are heard on land issue
Smith says their main objective is to ensure that citizens are provided with an opportunity to raise their views in the interest of participatory democracy.
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Smith: Public hearings on land opportunity for all to express views
The nationwide hearings are scheduled to kickoff this week in the Limpopo and Northern Cape on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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‘Constitution doesn’t need to be amended to expedite land reform’
Vincent Smith also confirmed that parliament’s constitutional review committee received over 980,000 submissions on land expropriation without compensation.
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Land reform isn't a threat, Ramaphosa tells white Afrikaners
Ramaphosa has embarked on a charm offensive ahead of next year’s national election as he seeks to restore confidence in the ruling African National Congress.
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Public hearings on land expropriation in your province
Parliament has finalised a programme for countrywide hearings on land expropriation. Find out when it happens in your province.
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[WATCH] ANC reports back on land expropriation, violence & NW leadership
The ANC NEC held a press briefing at Luthuli House. ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule gave feedback on the NEC meeting which was held over the weekend.
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Public hearings on land expropriation to begin next month
Parliament has finalised a programme for countrywide hearings.
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[MUST WATCH] Why farmers 'need' workers, unions to stand up to politicians
Political analyst Moeletsi Mbeki discusses South Africa's land question with Roelf Meyer, Mosiua Lekota, John Steenhuisen and Kallie Kriel at the Nampo event in Bothaville.
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Makhura: Gauteng preparing for ‘rapid land release’
David Makhura says processes are underway to have land owned by GP government and municipalities ready for human settlement.
