Latest articles on Land Expropriation Without Compensation

‘We’re satisfied with SA’s land reform policy’— US Ambassador

Article Sarah Smit - 26 Feb 2020

Top US official is lobbying multinational firms to invest in South Africa

ANC execs want land power

Article Thando Maeko - 31 Jan 2020

Experts say, however, that the executive already has authority and this latest move is politicking

Courts to guide land expropriation

Business Thando Maeko - 17 Jan 2020

Two bits of law need to be approved before a court can decide if land owners will be compensated

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Constitutional Court strikes down part of the Intimidation Act

Article Franny Rabkin - 22 Oct 2019

The judgment, striking down the apartheid-era legislation, is a victory for freedom of expression

Search for ways to stop the land slide

Article Monty J. Roodt - 15 Mar 2019

Experts say an area-based approach is needed, but district and local government are not on board

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The land wars of 2019: Analysing the EFF and ANC manifestos

Article Tembeka Ngcukaitobi - 7 Feb 2019

The ANC proposes to continue working with large agricultural businesses, an approach that has to date marginalised small-scale farmers

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EFF manifesto calls for scrapping of the tender system to eliminate corruption

Article Paddy Harper - 2 Feb 2019

The manifesto incorporates the party’s seven cardinal pillars — including land redistribution without compensation

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Housing crisis inextricably entwined with land occupations

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Jan 2019

Land expropriation can only take place politically and unrestrained by the law

No rush to fast-track expropriation Bill

Article Lester Kiewit - 18 Jan 2019

Parliament says there’ll be no rush to finalise an amendment to section 25 of the Constitution before the legislature dissolves before the elections

The land: SA’s unifying and divisive issue

Article Lucas Ledwaba - 4 Jan 2019

The land hearings of 2018 were fraught, emotive discussions of a matter of national importance

Watershed political wars lie ahead

Article Paddy Harper - 4 Jan 2019

South Africans can expect another exciting year: elections, land reform without compensation, Zondo inquiry revelations and court cases

Land expropriation decision an EFF victory, but what about the landless?

Article Lucas Ledwaba - 6 Dec 2018

The EFF needs to work with the ANC to get the two-thirds majority required to amend section 25 of the Constitution

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Land constitutional amendment recommendation gets greenlight from NCOP

Article Gemma Ritchie - 5 Dec 2018

Eight provinces voted in favour, and one province voted against the process to amend Section 25 of Constitution

Land: ‘Financial suicide’

Article Tebogo Tshwane - 16 Nov 2018

Researchers warn that expropriation without compensation may cost 2.28-million jobs and cut GDP by R454.8-billion

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Committee votes to amend the Constitution to allow expropriation without compensation

Article Jan Gerber - 15 Nov 2018

The Joint Constitutional Review Committee has adopted a resolution to amend Section 25 of the Constitution

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