New land expropriation laws are worrying
For some years now, this has been a live issue. The broad rubric here is the idea of Expropriation without Compensation. Perhaps it’s necessary to set this out briefly.
For some years now, this has been a live issue. The broad rubric here is the idea of Expropriation without Compensation. Perhaps it’s necessary to set this out briefly.
Two key issues are occupying the minds of many South Africans at the moment: Jacob Zuma’s medical parole and the Expropriation Bill of 2020.
The IRR is taking legal advice on possible steps against the SAHRC for peddling a blatant factual inaccuracy on land ownership in SA.
It has also invited many more illegal land invasions by imposing unwise and unwarranted limits on the common law remedy of counter spoliation.
When you dig into the lengthy report on what leads to good governance, it is clear what South Africa lacks and what it is good at.
The land reform process is inefficient, bogged down by bureaucracy and corruption and many claimants do not have faith in it.
The failure of the ANC to muster the two-thirds majority needed to amend Section 25 of the Constitution is certainly [good news], writes Corrigan.
“Careful reading of the Expropriation Bill suggests that market value compensation is likely to be a rarity,” writes Terence Corrigan.
They are sneaking in clauses around expropriation without compensation, that are really going to impinge on private property rights, says Samantha Graham.
As Zimbabwe and Venezuela slowly reverse disastrous Socialism, SA should take note. Land grabs were the start of Zimbabwe’s economic ruin, says the FMF.