LETTER: One-and-a-half cheers for land panel
Support for tight controls is welcome, but there are gaps that need filling
31 July 2019 - 05:00
The new proposals on property rights and land expropriation make it clear that the process will be tightly controlled, and this will go far to eliminate fears of disorder. There are nevertheless still concerns about expropriation without compensation, even if executed on a limited scale.
It is encouraging that the panel of experts agreed that the reasons for the slow pace of land reform relate to administration failures and that better processes are needed rather than dangerous shortcuts...
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