Can the EWC Bill be stopped? – Anthea Jeffery
“The ANC intends to take its deprivations very much further – to private sector capital and other forms of property too,” writes Jeffery.
“The ANC intends to take its deprivations very much further – to private sector capital and other forms of property too,” writes Jeffery.
“State custodianship of land would also align well with the ideological leanings of the ANC and with the statist thrust of policy more generally.”
“Objections from the DA and FF Plus were swept aside, opening the way for decisions on amendments going beyond the committee’s mandate.”
South Africa’s economy will experience growth of 3.1% in 2021, and 2% in 2022. That our growth projections are so low should come as no surprise.
“Careful reading of the Expropriation Bill suggests that market value compensation is likely to be a rarity,” writes Terence Corrigan.
Instead, South Africans will be turned into tenants of the state: obliged to pay rent for what (in many cases) they used to own, writes Anthea Jeffery.
Dr Anthea Jeffery questions the assertion that there is “a burning hunger for land” among South Africans. Opinion polls suggest otherwise, she says.
Changing the Constitution to allow EWC is also inordinately dangerous in the face of the prolonged Covid-19 lockdown, says Anthea Jeffery.
Government’s National Democratic Revolution is running out of money to squeeze from SA citizens. it’s time to act against citizen abuse writes Anthea Jeffery.
CEO FNB Jacques Celliers comments on their performance and gives insight into FNB’s outlook on EWC and what it could mean for property owners.