/ 26 September 2018

Read Thabo Mbeki’s full argument on land expropriation without compensation

'The matter at issue is and has been how our country should properly address the Land Question
There is a silent nostalgia for Mbeki to return to the country’s mainstream political discourse. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Former President Thabo Mbeki has questioned the ANC’s motive for resolving to expropriate land without compensation, warning that the party might be deviating from its values of non-racialism.

Here is his argument in a 30-page memorandum intended for internal use by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation.