INTERNAL DOCUMENT
Mbeki foundation must not be misconstrued as ‘attacking ANC over land’
The Thabo Mbeki Foundation’s internal discussion document on the land debate, in which it accuses the ANC of abandoning its historical values of non-racialism, must not be misconstrued as an attack on the ANC or its leadership, CEO Max Boqwana says. The 30-page document, which was leaked from the foundation, questions the ANC’s approach to the land issue, saying it marks a shift from the party’s values expressed throughout its 106-year history. President Cyril Ramaphosa said on July 31 that the ANC will seek to change the constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation. Boqwana said in a statement on Tuesday evening that the document was an internal paper, which resulted from talks involving various stakeholders, "including the mass democratic movement at home and progressive forces abroad".
He said, as a working document, it is not yet intended for public consumption, and emphasised that the document is "a constructive response to the ANC and parliament’s ca...
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