South Africa Units Guidelines for Confiscating Land with out Compensation from White Farmers

By Nancy Carrillo On Oct 12, 2020

In December 2018, South African lawmakers passed a proposal to amend the country’s constitution to make land grabbing legal.

The government agreed to take land from white farmers without compensation.

This plan transformed the South African neighbor Zimbabwe from a state of abundance to a state of hunger.

Parliament sang before the vote to take white land without compensation.

The star reported:

The national assembly of the country approved a proposal to amend the constitution to make the so-called reforms legal with 183 votes to 77.

This paves the way for farmers to acquire land without any compensation.

And now lawmakers have agreed to set up a committee to draft and implement a new land expropriation bill.

A deadline of the end of March next year was also agreed for the committee to present its first report to Parliament.

But there were heated scenes in the house when politicians argued over the plans.

According to local reports Economic Freedom Fighters MP Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi argued that land grab must take place when she said, “Your time is up, whites.”

It happened when IFP MP Mkhuleko Hlengwa said the plans are undermining South Africa’s position as a democratic state.

According to the Daily Maverick, he said, “Achieving real and effective land reform is (possible) under the existing constitution, not your (ANC) populist agenda.

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On Sunday, the South African government set rules for the seizure of land without refund.

This is likely to cause a major economic panic in the region.

Reuters reported:

The South African government on Sunday set the conditions under which land could be seized without refund. A new bill presented to Parliament would pass constitutional swatch and reassure investors angry about property rights.

The law would allow land to be confiscated without refund in certain cases if it is not used, abandoned or poses a security risk, Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille told a press conference.

However, she stressed that compensation is also possible and that the final decisions are in the hands of the courts.