It appears unlikely that we’ll see an amendment to the Constitution on the section concerning land expropriation without compensation before the general election in 2019, should the ANC take this route.
People are understandably anxious about some of the statements made on expropriation of land without compensation, however if viewed from a legal perspective, it is possible to distil a consistent message through official documentation and the communication from the presidency.
The real problem with the land expropriation motion is that it does not actually seek to speed up the transfer of land to any individual or group of owners, says Berry Everitt, CEO of the Chas Everitt International property group