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South Africa: Changes to the Constitution May Boost, Not Weaken, South African Property Rights
The Conversation Africa, 3 August 2018
The South African government's plan to change the constitution to mention land expropriation without compensation could, ironically, end up strengthening the property rights on… Read more »
Can Land Expropriation Boost South African Property Rights?
As public hearings on land expropriation without compensation continue to draw mixed reactions, The Conversation's Steven Friedman believes that President Ramaphosa's announcement did not say the constitution should be changed to allow expropriation without compensation - he said that it already does this. The aim, he said, was a clause which "outlines more clearly the conditions under which" land can be expropriated without compensation - in other words, to provide the clarity the current clause lacks.
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South Africa: 'Expropriation Without Compensation' - Where Is the Plan for Addressing Land Reform?
Daily Maverick, 6 August 2018
The stalling of land reform over the last 24 years does not derive from the Constitution. In fact, it does allow expropriation without compensation. The ANC decision to initiate a… Read more »
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South Africa: Divided in Our Diversity - the Vereeniging Land Expropriation Hearings
Daily Maverick, 6 August 2018
When you ask somebody for their opinion, it is proper to wait for them to finish speaking. President Cyril Ramaphosa's overtaking of the hearings of Parliament's Joint… Read more »
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South Africa: Agri SA Calls for 'Cool Heads' Over Land Expropriation
News24Wire, 4 August 2018
Land reform was one of the major talking points at Agri Eastern Cape's 17th annual congress, following the ANC's announcement earlier in the week that it supported the amendment of… Read more »
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South Africa: Residents of WC Believe Land Expropriation Will Expand Food Security - ANC
News24Wire, 5 August 2018
The ANC in the Western Cape says residents of the province believe land expropriation without compensation will lead to the expansion of food security. Read more »
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South Africa: ANC Expropriation Resolution Won't Detract From Land Review Committee's Work - Chairperson
News24Wire, 3 August 2018
President Cyril Ramaphosa's ANC announcement on land expropriation without compensation will not detract from the Constitutional Review Committee's work, committee co-chairperson… Read more »
InFocus
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that "it has become patently clear that our people want the constitution to be more explicit about expropriation of land without compensation". ... Read more »
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The National Assembly has set in motion a process to amend the Constitution so as to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation. The motion, brought by the EFF leader ... Read more »
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The African National Congress is yet to spell out how it will implement its controversial decision to expropriate land without compensation. Since the decision to move for a change ... Read more »
