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South Africa: ANC's Executive Proposal On Expropriation Without Compensation Obscures Already Vast Ministerial Powers
Daily Maverick, 28 January 2020
Important points have gone MIA in the political noise around the ANC National Executive Committee's lekgotla decision that the executive would determine all regarding expropriation… Read more »
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South Africa: Land Issue - Once More At Front and Centre of the ANC's Internal Politics
Daily Maverick, 27 January 2020
The issue of expropriation of land without compensation, dormant for several months, is back on the front pages. It appears the ANC wants to make a major change to the proposed… Read more »
Is South Africa's Land Reform Process Going to Exclude Judges?
South Africa's ruling African National Congress appears to want a major change to the proposed expropriation without compensation process by removing judges from the equation. Ministerial powers on various land matters are already expansive and the country is working towards the end of March 2020 as the deadline for adopting what would be the 18th amendment to the country's constitution.
InFocus
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Land expropriation without compensation is a method to acquire land, but not the sum total of land reform or restitution. That's the short version of view of the Presidential ... Read more »
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The actual process of amending the South African Constitution's clauses on land expropriation will only happen after the national elections, ANC constitutional review committee ... Read more »
