LETTER: Expropriation move shows nothing has changed
Re-establishing the ad hoc committee on amending section 25 of the constitution should dispel complacency
05 July 2020 - 19:58
Despite some optimistic predictions that the Covid-19 pandemic would compel some economic prudence on the part of the government, parliament’s decision to re-establish the ad hoc committee on amending section 25 of the constitution shows that the established policy agenda is well on track.
The policy of expropriation without compensation is very much alive. And it should not be forgotten that in the run-up to the pandemic the ANC was calling for significant authority over expropriations to be handed to the executive at the expense of the courts...
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