‘The land belongs to the people. Not any individual owns the land. People own property, not land’
Order was restored after EFF leader Julius Malema and committee chairperson Vincent Smith appealed for calm
Lekota endured a difficult day, getting stick from members of the public for his opposition to proposed amendments to Section 25 of the Constitution
As part of his oral submission, Kuruman resident, Henry Chueue of the Economic Freedom Fighters, called for expropriation without compensation
Where else would we go? ask Nama descendants who fret that communal land will be taken. Some still follow traditional ways, writes Carl Collison
The presence of the EFF leader left many residents, who came to day two of the hearings, star-struck
Secure tenure in rural areas, access to urban land and educating new farmers will help policy succeed
Premier David Makhura said the province was completing an audit of all unused privately owned land to test the Constitution
Deputy CEO Ernst Roets says the organisation has notified Parliament that it will consult its legal team regarding the process to amend Section 25
Increasing housing delivery to address the demand is unlikely to be achieved any time soon given low economic growth and fiscal consolidation
It’s the first time a whole province has been placed under administration, and the devil is in the detail
The North West has been rocked by violent protests calling on Mahumapelo to step down
The National Assembly in February adopted a motion for a constitutional review allowing for the expropriation of land without compensation
‘As a black person, if I am going to be chosen for a position purely to fill in quotas, it’s going to be a slap in my face’
Deputy Public Works Minister Jeremy Cronin says the ANC emerging view is not to amend the Constitution on land expropriation
The DA will debate the inclusion of "diversity" as one of the party’s constitutional pillars during its federal elective congress in April
Among the issues are the need to ensure food security in the future and whether expropriation of without compensation can happen through just the law
The party wants to alter its constitution to allow it to recall office bearers found to oppose its policies
A reader writes in about the possible shortcomings of expropriation without compensation
The land debate: from original sin to justice. After heated arguments at the December conference, the ANC still doesn’t have a plan
Freedom of expression is one of the cornerstones of our nascent constitutional democracy, and it is unquestionably a principle worth defending
The EFF proposes that a committee be established to make it possible for the state to expropriate land in the public interest, without compensation
What are the differences and implications of these three processes? Find out in this handy guide.
Zondo – the allegations of state capture “go to the very foundations of our Constitutional democracy” and require a staff with a wide range of skills
The UDM has called on government to convene an immediate summit, to clarify the ANC’s land expropriation decision.
Nonconforming people are protected by the Constitution in a complex tug-of-war
Readers write in about Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize and accountability, and the ANC constitution
Grace Mugabe did return to the safety of her country, but are South Africans truly surprised?
Mbete says the decision “is about putting the resilience of our democratic institutions to test” and was taken “in the best interests of the country".
Democracy and good governance require politicians to engage in reasoned debate, informed decision making and measured judgements.
Dialogue initiative is "an effort to revive the declining state of South Africa’s civic movement".
"The court is genuinely being asked to settle a constitutional question that it alone must settle with haste"