Expropriation without compensation NEASA’s submission to parliament NEASA has submitted its comments on the proposed 18th Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) as it relates to proposed amendments to section 25 of the Constitution to the ad hoc…
GERHARD PAPENFUS Expropriation without compensation is perhaps the hottest topic currently in our national discourse. However, do most South Africans truly understand the implications? Government intends to assume unbridled power of…
Re-published from NEASA Both of the parliamentary committees dealing with expropriation without compensation (EWC) bills have breached their constitutional obligations to ‘facilitate public participation’ in the legislative process, says…
Agricultural union TLU SA officially handed in its comment against the amendment of the existing Expropriation Bill (Act 63 of 1975) last week. The deadline for comment was extended from February 10 to February 28. In its comment TLU SA…
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says EFF leader Julius Malema’s call for people to occupy land constitutes “incitement to break the law” and could lead to “anarchy” and violence. Arguing for the NPA‚ advocate Hilton Epstein…
[Exerpt – Full article in Talk of the Town] DOUG STERN Over the last few months, there have been significant developments with regards to organised agriculture’s engagements with the ANC and government in regard to land reform and…
Farmers should not panic about land expropriation without compensation‚ agriculture minister Senzeni Zokwana said on Thursday. “The call is on farmers not to panic but to make sure they participate in the process‚” Zokwana said during a…
WITH so much uncertainty regarding the rights of land-owners in South Africa, farmers are naturally concerned that their land, much of which has been in their families for several generations, could be taken from them by the state in…
