Riyaz Patel
The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) says the push to change Section 25 of the Constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation is driven by political pressure, and the need by government to show that something tangible is actually being done.
The Foundation said government was trying to use a “perceived shortcoming” in the Constitution as a convenient excuse for its lack of progress on land reform.
The HSF called for the Bill to be scrapped.
Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee dealing with the amendments has reminded stakeholders of Friday’s deadline for comments on the Bill.
The HSF said the Constitution already made provision for expropriation without compensation, adding that a lack of political will was hindering the implementation of an effective land reform policy.
“The government’s land reform efforts have been beset with corruption, inefficiency and incompetence. It has been a failure. In the words of a
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