An overwhelming majority of oral submissions called for an amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution
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
Present were white landowners with their 4x4s and landless black people from shantytowns, who came in minibuses
Claimants from several areas spoke of their difficulty in having claims, some lodged as far back as 1998, processed and settled
Claimants told sad tales of dispossession but they are determined to realise their dreams
KwaDlovinga residents are fighting to secure title deeds for land they lost to the traditional authority in the area
Where else would we go? ask Nama descendants who fret that communal land will be taken. Some still follow traditional ways, writes Carl Collison
While there were those opposed to the proposed amendment, many spoke in favour of it
An Ingonyama Trust challenge to the land reform process could see a landmark ruling
Proceedings were brought to a halt as security intervened between the two MPs.
AfriForum delivered a petition made up of approximately 300 000 signatures of people opposed to expropriation without compensation
The much anticipated land hearings have members of Parliament bracing themselves for the relentless work ahead
Proposals to amend the Restitution of Land Rights Act have been labelled a ‘political tick-box exercise’ by community members
Secure tenure in rural areas, access to urban land and educating new farmers will help policy succeed
Jeremy Cronin has ascribed the "pathetic" pace of land reform to factors like weak policy, corruption, lack of will and a lack of capacity
Premier David Makhura said the province was completing an audit of all unused privately owned land to test the Constitution
‘The Ramaphoria train has its own problems. Its rural vote is declining rapidly, threatening its hard-won gains in KwaZulu-Natal’
There is a constitutional imperative to empower the majority gender
The Afrikanerbond says it remains concerned about "the land issue", after President Ramaphosa addressed the organisation on Thursday
Deputy CEO Ernst Roets says the organisation has notified Parliament that it will consult its legal team regarding the process to amend Section 25
The way in which land is expropriated is just as important as the outcomes that are achieved
The deputy minister of rural development and land reform may assist more than 20 000 farm dwellers facing eviction in the Drakenstein municipality
Contralesa says that, although it supports the expropriation without compensation, communal land under black ownership should not be touched
Parliament goes on recess from June 15 which will allow the committee to travel in two teams to hold at least three meetings in each province
The NEC held a meeting over the weekend where it failed to reach a decision on a replacement for embattled former North West premier Supra Mahumapelo
Ronald Lamola has long been associated with land redistribution, which the party is now seizing on
The ANC had been trying to chart a way forward on the critical question of land
NEC member Ronald Lamola says the ANC would encourage government to forge ahead with expropriation using the current frameworks
In 1994, 86% of land was white-owned. There had been an agreement that 30% would be transferred by 1999, the date has been shifted to 2025.
The National Assembly in February adopted a motion for a constitutional review allowing for the expropriation of land without compensation
They live on the land and till the land, but don’t own the land. Expropriation could remedy this