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Is Land Expropriation a 'Done Deal' in South Africa?

Parliament's Joint Constitutional Review Committee has been mandated to consider whether a constitutional amendment is needed to ease expropriation of land without compensation. This, according to The Daily Maverick's Marianne Merten, is a foregone conclusion.

South Africa: Expropriation Without Compensation Is a Done Deal - All That's Left Is the Formalities

Daily Maverick, 13 November 2018

A constitutional amendment for expropriation without compensation is a done deal. In Parliament's joint constitutional review committee on Tuesday the ANC and EFF, with support of… Read more »

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Top: A farmhouse in the Free State. Bottom-left: Media image of the Constitutional Review Committee. Bottom-right: The National Assembly building in Cape Town.

South Africa: MPs Weigh in On Land Reform

SAnews.gov.za, 14 November 2018

The Parliament's Joint Constitutional Review Committee says it has received recommendations and observations from Members of Parliament on whether section 25 of the Constitution… Read more »
South Africa: Land Expropriation - Parties Opposed to Amendment 'Reserve Their Rights' to Go to Court About Process Followed

News24Wire, 13 November 2018

Court action to prevent Parliament from amending the Constitution to allow for expropriation without compensation seems imminent as parties opposing an amendment to section 25 all… Read more »
South Africa: Land Expropriation - Heated Parliamentary Meeting Expected As DA Questions Process

News24Wire, 13 November 2018

On the eve of the Joint Constitutional Review Committee's discussion on its recommendations regarding the amendment of the Constitution, the DA says it "reserves all of its rights"… Read more »
South Africa: Land Expropriation - After Filibustering, CRC Will Discuss Recommendations Next Week

News24Wire, 8 November 2018

After a morning of filibustering by parties opposed to the amendment of the Constitution to allow expropriation without compensation, the Joint Constitutional Review Committee… Read more »

InFocus

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 ... Read more »
- South Africa: Changes to the Constitution May Boost, Not Weaken, South African Property Rights
- South Africa: 'Expropriation Without Compensation' - Where Is the Plan for Addressing Land Reform?
How Will South Africa's Land Expropriation Work?

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 »
- Africa: Land Degradation - a Triple Threat in Africa
- South Africa: Land Hearings Are About More Power for Corrupt ANC, Than the People - Maimane
Govt Pushes for South Africa Constitution Change Over Land

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 »
- South Africa: ANC Plans to Change Constitution to Allow Land Seizure - Ramaphosa
- South Africa: Land Expropriation Will Increase Food Security - Ramaphosa
Land Reform Key Part of Mandela's Legacy - Ramaphosa, Zuma

President Cyril Ramaphosa and former president Jacob Zuma have said that land expropriation without compensation is one of the key programmes that will take forward former ... Read more »
- South Africa: Land Expropriation Key to Taking Mandela's Vision Forward - Ramaphosa, Zuma
- South Africa: Land - the People Speak - Smith Gives CRC 8 Out of 10 for Public Hearings

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