While Trump takes to Twitter, Ramaphosa takes to FT to air his views on land
While US President Donald Trump took to twitter to wade into SA’s land debate, Cyril Ramaphosa took to the Financial Times to outline the ANC’s position on the issue. In an article published on the FT website on Thursday morning, the South African president writes: "Among the greatest obstacles to growth is the severe inequality between black and white South Africans. For the South African economy to reach its full potential, it is therefore necessary to significantly narrow gaps in income, skills, assets and opportunities." Land ownership is one of the areas where this disparity is most devastating, he writes, citing the World Bank listing it as the second-biggest obstacle to fighting poverty, after skills. He explains the ANC’s position on changing the constitution to enable expropriation without compensation, saying that while the constitution doesn’t currently prohibit it, "the ANC’s view is that an amendment would provide certainty and clarity". He emphasises that the amendme...
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