Cape Town, September 5, 2018 – Oral presentations on the possible review of Section 25 of the Constitution are taking place in parliament. This is second phase of of the process following the conclusion of the public hearings. Reporter Pheladi Sethusa is on the story for us.
Tag: land expropriation
Farm evictions persist amid land reform talks
Cape Town, 2 August 2018 – According to research by the University of the Western Cape, 2-point-3 million people have been displaced from South African farms since 1994. Just under half of them forcibly removed from land they worked and lived on for decades. As Parliament’s land hearings reach the Western Cape this week, we focus on one such eviction, in Stellenbosch. Farm workers say they’re not protected, and need better security of tenure, especially now that new legislation is being considered. eNCA’s Pheladi Sethusa has the story.
SA’s first people want to be in front of land queue
Kimberley, Northern Cape, 27 June 2018 – In hearings on land expropriation without compensation this week – Nama and KhoiSan people said they must be the first to get the land back. For descendants of South Africa’s so-called first people, land restitution has been a frustratingly long process. Particularly because documentary evidence of ownership is rare. eNCA’s Pheladi Sethusa has more.
#LandExpropriation public hearings
Northen Cape, June 26 2018 – Public hearings into land expropriation without compensation have started. It’s taking place in Limpopo and the Northern Cape and end in the Western Cape on the 4th of August. This will give people an opportunity to air their views on what’s become a contentious issue. It’s headed by Parliament’s joint constitutional review committee.
Public hearings on land reform kicks off in Northern Cape
Northen Cape, June 26 2018 – Public hearings on land reform have kicked off in Springbok, Northern Cape. The Constitutional Review Committee will be holding hearings across the country.
Land debate hearings begin in Northern Cape
Northern Cape, June 26 2018 – Public hearings into the amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution, looking at land expropriation without compensation starts today. Residents in Springbok in the Northern Cape say they’re more than capable of working the land they live on, they just need access to it.
Springbok residents hungry for land
Springbok, Northern Cape, June 26 2018 – It’s been an uphill battle for a small Northern Cape community to claim land back. Residents say they’re more than capable of working the land they live on, they just need access to it. This is why they feel land expropriation without compensation must happen as soon as possible. eNCA’s Pheladi Sethusa reports.
Land expropriation: a long and lengthy process
Cape Town, 01 March 2018 – Three quarters of MPs have backed land expropriation, which has been a cause for both celebration and concern. We take a look at some of the immediate stumbling blocks and profile a family that has bee trying to process a land claim for two decades. Watch full story here.
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