EFF leader Julius Malema says land expropriation without compensation will include land on which bonded houses have been built. Speaking at a business breakfast for editors in Braamfontein on Thursday‚ Malema said land would become the main condition for the ANC if it wanted to get support in 2019. His party’s wish was for support for the ANC to drop low enough for it to need the EFF in order to stay in power, he said. Malema also dismissed fear that land expropriation would scare off investors. "We wrote a parliamentary question to all departments asking them how many hectares of land they own and what it is used for. The same goes to the provinces and municipalities. "We want to prove one thing — people say when the land is in the hands of the state‚ there will not be investors. It is a myth. It is wrong," said Malema. "Most of the state-owned land has actually been leased out and people are investing in it. Knowing they are not owning it‚ yet they put money in it." Malema sought ...
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