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#Expropriation: Citizens central to constitutional review

───   09:24 Sun, 11 Mar 2018

#Expropriation: Citizens central to constitutional review | News Article

Ordinary South Africans will be at the centre of the process to review and, if necessary, amend the Constitution to provide land expropriation without compensation.


City Press reports that Parliament’s constitutional review committee, which was given the task of reviewing and possibly amending section 25 of the Constitution, will go on a countrywide road show starting in May to solicit the views of ordinary South Africans on the proposed changes. 

This follows the adoption of an Economic Freedom Fighters and ANC motion for the expropriation of land without pay by the National Assembly 12 days ago, and by the national council of provinces (NCOP) this past week. 

The governing party resolved at its national conference in December to amend the Constitution to achieve land expropriation without compensation, provided it was sustainable.

Meanwhile, Sunday newspaper Rapport reports that chaos erupted in several locations around Gauteng as what seemed to be EFF members grabbing land. 

At least ten land owners in Midrand laid charges after squatters descended on their property. 

At Knoppieslaagte squatters also started marking out properties on a small holding. 

In Tshwane, incidents were reported in the Stormvoëlweg area, Olievenhoutbosch, Atteridgeville and Soshanguve South. 

Some of the land grabbers told the newspaper that they didn't know who was responsible for giving them the land but that they were very happy. 

The EFF did not respond to the newspaper's queries.


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