October 2019
The South African Parliament began discussing constitutional reforms that would permit the uncompensated seizure of private land.
The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure accepts written comments on the Expropriation Bill B 23-2020. Post Views: 341
An ANC economic policy document is published which contains new proposals on land reform, including the creation of an Agricultural Development Agency tasked with creating policy and processes to facilitate land donations to black farmers, and the creation of incentive mechanisms – such as enabling BEE recognition – for farmers who donate land or provide…
The ANC-led government announced at the 54th National Conference that it will seek to amend Section 25 of the South African Constitution regarding property rights to implement land expropriation without compensation. Post Views: 312
The Parliament of South Africa passed a motion to review the property ownership clause of the Constitution to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation. Post Views: 557
The National Assembly established an Ad Hoc Committee in terms of Rule 253 to: (a) initiate and introduce legislation amending Section 25 of the Constitution and (b) have regard for the work done and recommendations as contained in the reports of the Constitutional Review Committee and the previous Ad Hoc Committee on the Amendment of…
The National Assembly established an Ad Hoc Committee in terms of Rule 253 to initiate and introduce legislation amending Section 25 of the Constitution. Post Views: 337
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AfriForum submitted our written comments against this bill to the Council of Provinces in March 2023. As part of this phase the Gauteng Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Infrastructure Development and Property Management created a separate opportunity for comments from the public in a provincial context. AfriForum also submitted written comments here, and participated in public hearings.
AfriForum’s opposition to the Expropriation Bill before the Gauteng’s Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Infrastructure Development and Property Management can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/av4chzs8Dsk.
In September 2023 AfriForum continued the fight against the Expropriation Bill with an oral presentation before the Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure in the National Council of Provinces building in Cape Town. Ernst van Zyl, AfriForum’s Head of Public Relations, presented a list of politically inconvenient facts on land and land reform in South Africa to the Parliamentary Committee, as well as a list of AfriForum’s solutions. It can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/R1qXo1Cgnbg.
If the National Council of Provinces approves the Expropriation Bill, it goes to the president’s office for signature. If this scenario plays out, AfriForum will announce its next steps to protect private property rights.