LETTER: Reckless Ramaphosa
His comment on expropriation without compensation to the AU will one day haunt him
24 February 2020 - 19:09
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent comment at the AU summit that he will forge ahead with expropriation without compensation whether the US likes it or not will come back to haunt him.
It is hard to imagine a more irresponsible statement. Ramaphosa is being completely reckless with the future of our country. About 92% of land claimants opted for money because they don’t want land. The 8% who took land have an 80% failure rate and seldom gain title to their land because the government in effect nationalises it...
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