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Afrikanerbond vows to oppose expropriation of land

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The Afrikanerbond says it will continue to oppose expropriation of land in any form.

The National Assembly might have failed to pass the Constitution 18th Amendment Bill, but the Expropriation Bill – which aims to achieve the same goals – is being processed.

The Bill seeks to repeal the 1975 Expropriation Act.

Public hearings, written and oral submissions on the bill have already been conducted by the Public Works and Infrastructure Development Committee.

Afrikanerbond Chief Secretary Jan Bosman says changing the Constitution is not the solution.

“The ANC since 2000 made various attempts to do expropriation and we will continue to oppose them with various organisations in this regard. The answer lies in some form of property rights for South Africans and we have made various suggestions in the past. We will continue to do so, but many other organisations also made proposals. The answer is not in changing the Constitution but to find a meaningful solution for land in South Africa.”

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Some political party stances

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says the concept of “nil compensation” was never part of the EFF motion on the expropriation of land without compensation.

Malema says it was also not part of the resolution taken by the Constitutional Review Committee.

Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Groenewald says businesses may be afraid to invest in South Africa because of the proposal to expropriate land without compensation.

Groenewald says the country has enough land and that the land question is being used as a political playball.

However, Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola says the EFF, DA and FF Plus’ rejection of the Constitution 18th Amendment Bill is evidence that the trio agree on everything, including their opposition to land reform.

Lamola says all three parties continue to pretend that they are not having a partnership but continue to vote together.

“When forces in the extreme left and extreme right converge against the people it is a counter-revolutionary. In this entanglement, the EFF, the DA and the Freedom Front Plus pretend not to be in the same bed. They behave like couples who have celebrated lobola yet they tell the whole world they are not married.”

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