Agriculture
Land-law change at earliest by year-end─── 07:28 Sat, 09 Mar 2019
Changes to the Constitution to make it easier to expropriate land without compensation will only come into effect by the end of the year at the earliest.
This is according to the chairperson of the parliamentary ad-hoc committee tasked with amending section 25, Thoko Didiza.
News24 reports the National Assembly, which adjourns from March 22 until after the national election on May 8, will on March 19 debate whether her committee should continue its work until the day before the vote, or whether it should revive the process after the polls.
The ANC believes the constitutional amendments are needed to address racially skewed ownership patterns dating back to apartheid and white-minority rule.
However, farmers' groups and some opposition parties warn the changes will undermine property rights and deter investment.
