Section 25: ANC snubs EFF after negotiations impasse

24 Jun 2021

Land_Hearings_mbombela5067_DSC5067 (1) — Oral submission: The public hearings on amending the constitution’s Section 25 on land expropriation concluded in 2019 and a draft amendment bill is now being deliberated. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

The ANC has shut the door on discussions with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) about the proposed changes to the parts of the constitution dealing with the redistribution of land. This is because the ANC plans to produce its own proposal for the amendment of Section 25.

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Lizeka Tandwa

Lizeka Tandwa is a political journalist with a keen interest in local government.

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