Jacob Zuma softens his tone on land reform
'As part of our commitment to the restoration of human dignity of our people, we will be taking practical and reasonable measures to return the land to the people'
22 March 2017 - 05:51
President Jacob Zuma toned down his comments on land reform during his address at the official Human Rights Day commemoration in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday, saying the government would use "available instruments" to expedite land redistribution. "As part of our commitment to the restoration of human dignity of our people, we will be taking practical and reasonable measures to return the land to the people," he said. "We will use all available instruments necessary in expediting land redistribution and respond to land hunger."
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