In South Africa, your music is your property, and the law supports you
In systems of constitutional supremacy, constitutions may introduce legal fictions, but legal fictions may not be introduced into constitutions, like the Expropriation Act does
As the ANC’s Youth League leader, Julius Malema spooked investors a decade ago by popularising calls to nationalise the mines
The ANC’s corruption-accused suspended secretary general decries use of ‘state organs’ to ‘persecute party leaders’
When the ANC introduced the Amendment Bill, it must have been apparent it would lose, having failed to secure an agreement with any other party beforehand
‘This would be a very serious disincentive to investment,’ says Thabo Mbeki in a document arguing that the ANC should not proceed with the Constitutional amendment of section 25
The ANC is searching for alternatives to end months of negotiations with the EFF on the land question
Experts say, however, that the executive already has authority and this latest move is politicking
Two bits of law need to be approved before a court can decide if land owners will be compensated
The ANC proposes to continue working with large agricultural businesses, an approach that has to date marginalised small-scale farmers
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 Joint Constitutional Review Committee has adopted a resolution to amend Section 25 of the Constitution
Land ever after: Ramodisa Monaisa pleaded for the Constitution to remain as it is
The presentations are expected to continue until Friday.
Brian Whittaker explains how expropriation without compensation will require careful management by the state
Among the plans are increased funds for black farmers and agri-processing to create jobs
South Africa’s constitution has been amended 17 times already. But, the procedure for doing so is onerous
Ramaphosa is following Zuma’s habits and undermining a democratic parliamentary process
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
Coffee Bay’s pristine seaside land is home to some of SA’s most popular holiday resorts and remains in the hands of the Bomvana and Pondo tribes
The constitutional review committee is only investigating the dispossession of land since the adoption of the Native Land Act in 1913
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
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
Ramaphosa’s flip-flopping on land and kowtowing to the king suggests he has been left weakened
Provincial leaders say the summit will deal with how to implement the ANC’s resolutions on land expropriation without compensation
His father was robbed of freedom and of his land, now he hopes justice will be won for those to come