AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS BILL
There will be no land grabs, says minister
The government has been hard-pressed to complete the land reform programme amid concerns of ‘Zimbabwe-style land grabs’
Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti appeared to tone down calls for radical land reform on Tuesday, saying land expropriation without compensation was an "aspiration" and not ANC policy. The government has been hard-pressed to complete the land reform programme amid concerns by some farmer organisations and opposition parties that people could resort to "Zimbabwe-style land grabs". Providing an update to the media on bills before Parliament, including the Regulation of Agricultural Land Holdings Bill, Nkwinti said land reform would take place within the parameters of the law and that there would be no land grabs.
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