New proposed law will allow government to take and redistribute land without compensation
Minister of Rural development and land reform Gugile Nkiwnti has unveiled plans for a new law which will allow government to “address the issue of land restitution without compensation”.
Speaking at the debate of the State of the Nation Address in parliament on Tuesday (14 February), Nkiwnti said that the new law would be drafted following a pre-colonial audit of land ownership, use and occupation patterns.
“Once the audit has been completed, a single law should be developed to address the issue of land restitution without compensation. The necessary constitutional amendments should be undertaken to effect this process,” he said.
Nkwinti also unveiled plans to re-design and establish the National Land Claims Commission as a chapter 9 institution.
These are institutions that are considered to be vital to guarding the democracy of South Africa and include organisations such as the office of the Public Protector and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC).
“Economic transformation is not for itself, but to transform the social conditions of our people,” noted Nkiwnti, citing Argentitian-revolutionary Che Guevara.
“In this context, radical socio-economic transformation denotes a fundamental change in the structure, systems and patterns of ownership and control of the economy.”
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