Parliament’s Constitutional Review Committee is pressing with issues of land reform. It is going ahead with the finalization of its review of Section 25 of the Constitution, and other related clauses.
This weekend different stakeholders are making submissions on the issue at a Land Colloquium in Parliament.
The Committee has to report back to Parliament by September 28.
The objective is to expropriate land without compensation, as suggested by the African National Congress (ANC) national conference in December.
The Constitution states that land can be expropriated without compensation for public purpose and in the national interest.
But former judge Albi Sacks suggests some clauses in the Appropriation Act might be outdated.
But others, such as AgriSA say land reform clauses as stipulated in the Constitution are enough, there’s no need for further legislative or constitutional changes.
AgriSA Pierre Venter says:”I think we don’t need more policies. I think we need to implement and we have a plethora of policies which we did not implement to make progress in terms of land reform.”
Some Parliamentarians believe that expropriation is inevitable.
The Committee believes it will meet its September deadline and that it will have reviewed and amended Section 25 of the Constitution that will enable expropriation of land without compensation.
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