'War', Race Relations Take the Stage in South Africa Land Debate
"The land issue will be the ANC's 'Brexit moment'. Handle it wrong, and South Africa leaves the global economy in a hard-exit without any clear path to recovery. Handle the land question well, and like the 1994 transition, it can unlock a new wave of optimism and hope for South Africans," writes The Daily Maverick's Marius Oosthuizen. As public hearings into issue continue, traditional leaders said they are prepared to fight "whoever" tries to expropriate communal land that belongs to them.
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South Africa:
'We Are Not Against White People, but the Land Must Be Given to Black People'
News24Wire, 3 July 2018
Several black supporters of expropriation of land without compensation extended an olive branch to their white compatriots at the public hearings in the Free State, but remained… Read more »
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South Africa:
Man Says He Is Proof That State Land Ownership Doesn't Mean Disinvestment
News24Wire, 2 July 2018
It is a myth that there are no investment opportunities on state-owned farms, and Pat Mathosa is living proof. Read more »
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South Africa:
Anger & Emotion Happened, but Then What?
Daily Maverick, 3 July 2018
Black South Africans are largely landless and most speakers during four days of hearings in Limpopo expressed their anger over a lack of redress for apartheid and supported… Read more »
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South Africa:
Land Issue, the ANC's Brexit Moment
Daily Maverick, 2 July 2018
What does it mean when a democracy with a free market and open economy, globally traded currency and import-orientated consumer base, decides to debate the suspension of property… Read more »
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South Africa:
Land - the People Speak - Expropriation Debate Moves to Free State, Mpumalanga
News24Wire, 2 July 2018
With the Northern Cape and Limpopo done and dusted, the Constitutional Review Committee will now set its sights on the Free State and Mpumalanga for public hearings on a possible… Read more »
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South Africa:
Political Parties' Presence Felt at Public Land Hearing
News24Wire, 30 June 2018
Political parties made their presence felt at the final public hearing of the Constitutional Review Committee in the Northern Cape. Read more »
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South Africa:
Land - the People Speak - Race Relations Take Centre Stage in Thohyandou
News24Wire, 30 June 2018
Race relations were placed under the spotlight at the last of the public hearings on land expropriation in Limpopo on Saturday. Read more »
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South Africa:
Limpopo Public Land Hearings End in Alleged Attack
News24Wire, 30 June 2018
The Constitutional Review Committee's public hearing on land expropriation in Thohoyandou turned volatile on Saturday after the DA Limpopo chairperson was allegedly attacked. Read more »
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South Africa:
Traditional Leaders Ready for 'War' On Whoever Takes Land 'Forcefully'
News24Wire, 28 June 2018
Traditional leaders say they are prepared to fight "whoever" tries to expropriate communal land that belongs to them. Read more »
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South Africa:
Land - the People Speak - Hearings in Limpopo, Northern Cape Draw to a Close
News24Wire, 30 June 2018
As the first set of public hearings into the amendment of section 25 of the Constitution in Limpopo draw to a close, the need for land expropriation without compensation has been… Read more »
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South Africa:
Public Land Hearings Told That 'There Will Be Hell'
News24Wire, 28 June 2018
"If farmers' land is taken against their will, there will be hell. There will be a revolution." Read more »
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South Africa:
Amending Constitution Land Clause Like 'Leading Israelites Out of Egypt'
News24Wire, 29 June 2018
A Bible and a title deed were waved at the Constitutional Review Committee's hearing on amending section 25 of the Constitution on Thursday in Upington. Read more »
InFocus
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A total of 36 public hearings regarding land expropriation without compensation will be held across the country and allow citizens to share their views on the subject. Read more »