While the debate on land so far has been about rural and agrarian land, the South African Cities Network, through a dialogue on Monday on the role of land expropriation in transforming cities, brought attention to the land in urban centres. By NKATEKO MABASA.
The two missing components in the current debate about land is the "discussion of land in cities" and how it ought to be thought of differently, and the need for "differentiated support" to urban municipalities in achieving housing and settlement goals.
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