MANIFESTO
DA pledges land, home ownership for all in SA
The party wants to ensure that section 25 of the constitution is protected, says DA leader Mmusi Maimane
With the launch of its election manifesto at the weekend, the DA reiterated it will oppose any amendments of the constitution to allow the expropriation of land without compensation. The DA’s vote will be crucial in parliament, where a process is under way to amend section 25 of the constitution to enable such expropriation. The constitution can only be changed with a two-thirds majority. Both the DA’s and the EFF’s votes will be crucial to determine any changes in the constitution. The EFF has said it wants all land owned by the state, while the ANC has pushed for expropriation of property under very strict circumstances. Latest opinion polls estimate that the ANC will win the May 8 elections with about 59% of the vote, not enough for it to single-handedly amend the constitution. The DA will come in at about 22% of the vote, while the EFF may poll about 10%, according to the Institute for Race Relations’ latest estimates.
The DA would make all South Africans owners of their h...
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