Land Expropriation
latest news & developments
Where to from now for Malema after guilty verdict
EFF leader Julius Malema faces a major setback in his presidential ambitions after he was convicted on firearm charges, threatening his political future
MK party’s treason case against AfriForum ‘legally unfounded’
Lobbying does not come near the definition of treason, according to legal analysts
No minerals for the US if aid is cut, Gwede Mantashe threatens
The mineral and petroleum resources minister also told the mining indaba that the African continent must take charge of its mineral wealth
The Expropriation Act could conflict with international treaty obligations
South Africa has investment agreements with the China, the US and the EU, most of which require full compensation at market value if property is expropriated
Fitch raises red flags over ANC coalition with MK party, EFF
Earlier this year, the ratings agency warned that a significant increase in the government’s debt-to-GDP ratio could knock its credit rating
South African media, nationalisation and the spectre of investor confidence
Commercial media reproduces the views of the dominant class and has been unable to unpack the underlying failures of capitalism
KZN coalition talks may rope in Jacob Zuma for ANC
The Economic Freedom Fighters are said to have made an attempt to convince Herman Mashaba to consider an ANC alliance in Gauteng
Does the Expropriation Bill muddy the land question even further?
Land ownership and its equitable distribution has floundered. Changes to a section of the constitution and the expropriation act are now before parliament, but do they offer any…
After seven years, displaced Zambian villagers might get land
A high court ruling in Zambia could mean redistributed land and compensation for communities who were evicted for commercial farming
The land wars of 2019: Analysing the EFF and ANC manifestos
The ANC proposes to continue working with large agricultural businesses, an approach that has to date marginalised small-scale farmers
EFF manifesto calls for scrapping of the tender system to eliminate corruption
The manifesto incorporates the party’s seven cardinal pillars — including land redistribution without compensation
Watershed political wars lie ahead
South Africans can expect another exciting year: elections, land reform without compensation, Zondo inquiry revelations and court cases
The land: SA’s unifying and divisive issue
The land hearings of 2018 were fraught, emotive discussions of a matter of national importance
Land expropriation decision an EFF victory, but what about the landless?
The EFF needs to work with the ANC to get the two-thirds majority required to amend section 25 of the Constitution
Land: ‘Financial suicide’
Researchers warn that expropriation without compensation may cost 2.28-million jobs and cut GDP by R454.8-billion