OPINION: Visit by US deputy secretary of state highlights seriousness of land question | by Terence Corrigan
As the game plan around expropriation without compensation becomes clearer – notably in the publication of the Expropriation Bill – the reality may be altogether more insidious, writesIf ever South Africans wanted an indication of the seriousness with which the government's moves towards expropriation without compensation are viewed internationally, the visit by United States deputy secretary of stateIt is telling that while the focus of Sullivan's mission was strengthening bilateral...
On the ground in South Africa, moves towards expropriation without compensation are gathering pace, and will likely achieve the very reverse of matching Sullivan's plea that it"promote confidence" in the economy. As the game plan around expropriation without compensation becomes clearer – notably in the publication of the Expropriation Bill – the reality may be altogether more insidious.
It declared:"Agricultural land is the common heritage of all the people of South Africa and the Department [of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries] is the custodian thereof for the benefit of all … As the custodian of the nation's agricultural land, the Department, acting through the Minister, Intergovernmental Committee or MECs concerned … may approve, reject, control, administer and manage any rezoning or subdivision of agricultural land.
Government's land audit report, released in early 2018, revived this line of thinking, recommending legislation that would"vest land as the common property to the people of South Africa as a whole".
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