Brian Whittaker explains how expropriation without compensation will require careful management by the state
‘Get your facts straight, Donald,’ SA government says to Donald Trump
Among the plans are increased funds for black farmers and agri-processing to create jobs
Two Acts and the Khoi-San Bill, if passed, will dispossess people in the former homelands of their land rights
The DA plans to make a complaint against the SABC for broadcasting President Ramaphosa’s land expropriation announcement
Steven Friedman argues that the constitutional amendment is likely to clarify the Constitution’s current provisions on land expropriation
South Africa’s constitution has been amended 17 times already. But, the procedure for doing so is onerous
Panel at Western Cape land hearings receive conflicting ownership accounts and threats to defend land violently
Ramaphosa is following Zuma’s habits and undermining a democratic parliamentary process
Maimane also hinted that the ANC was being ‘led’ by other parties on the issue, as it cannot amend the Constitution on its own
The governing party says it intends to amend the section which deals with property rights to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation
‘The Lekgotla focused on a number of issues, including the current status of our economy, job creation and land reform’
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement comes as Parliament’s Joint Constitutional Review Committee’s public hearings reach finality
Trusts are often used to manage property when beneficiaries are unable to do it properly themselves. The Ingonyama Trust is different
Poor land governance, desperation for a better life and little sense of market pricing has left the village ripe for the plucking
Rural dwellers displaced in the pursuit of corporate profits lose far more than just their land
The constitutional review committee is only investigating the dispossession of land since the adoption of the Native Land Act in 1913
The ANC treasurer general says the messaging of the land debate is becoming distorted
The first day of the land hearings in the Eastern Cape opened with a submission calling to replicate KwaZulu-Natal’s traditional land trust
The traditional control of land was defended by many residents during hearings in the province
Mahikeng locals are still bitter about strongman rule and the kgosi who handed over their land
Our readers write in about the issue of the ‘national question’ raised by the EFF
The overwhelming sentiment in the North West is to give land to the people not traditional authorities
Mosiuoa Lekota says he will stand firmly by his view that there is no need to amend the Constitution or to expropriate land without compensation
When wit ous start on about their ancestors and land rights, you know we’re in trouble
The Kenyan intellectual delivered the Nelson Mandela memorial lecture at Walter Sisulu University, where he focused on the issue of land and peace
We’re cold, we’re hungry and no one in the government knows what to do
The land committee in Mpumalanga and Limpopo heard stories marked by heartbreak, anger, confusion, willingness and fear
Some believe the state can’t simply take land but others argue that the Constitution must be amended
‘The land belongs to the people. Not any individual owns the land. People own property, not land’
Nowhere to hide: Treasury says it will leave no stone unturned in order to hold Dudu Myeni to account for a botched SAA deal and we talk about land
Order was restored after EFF leader Julius Malema and committee chairperson Vincent Smith appealed for calm