The Nelson Mandela Foundation believe government has not worked hard enough to address historical land dispossessions
The Nelson Mandela Foundation believes government has not worked hard enough to address historical land dispossessions.The Nelson Mandela Foundation has given government an ultimatum to answer the country’s land question.
The notice accuses the government of not correctly applying Section 25 of the Constitution, which aims to promote land equality. The section stipulates, “The state must take reasonable legislative and other measures, within its available resources, to foster conditions which enable citizens to gain access to land on an equitable basis”.
Additionally, they want a ruling in the selection of beneficiaries, an identification of land to be acquired and the uses of said land.To monitor progress, they are requesting a quarterly update on the work being done to realise these demands. “Land reform can in fact be a powerful tool for achieving economic justice as well as building social cohesion,” it further argued.
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