CONSTITUTION CHANGE
ANC must lobby society on expropriation of land, says Dlamini-Zuma
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma calls for ’clever’ lobbying if the ANC wants to amend the Constitution to allow expropriation of land without compensation
The ANC must "be clever" about lobbying other parties if it wants to amend the Constitution to allow for expropriation of land without compensation, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma told a gathering of students at Wits University on Wednesday. The land reform debate is gaining momentum in the ANC and more broadly, with pressure to scrap what many believe is the obstacle to redistribution. Dlamini-Zuma said she did not want to elaborate on land as much had been said, "but you can’t have the majority of people in the country not having access to land. It’s not sustainable. "We need to find a way of moving forward, for instance, at the ANC’s policy conference." In response to questions from the audience on whether the Constitution should be amended, Dlamini-Zuma said those who wanted to change the Constitution would have to persuade society and political parties that it was necessary as it could not be done without them.
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