EDITORIAL: ANC land policy is all talk, no action
The ANC’s policy on land is perched on a tightrope above warring factions
Pulling a tiger by the tail — that is exactly what the ANC has been doing with the emotive and critical land debate. Back in December, the toilet paper had long run out at the Nasrec Expo Centre when the critical discussion about land began at the ANC’s elective conference. Only a few bleary-eyed delegates were still around. Even the caterers had packed up.Until then, everyone had been focused on the presidential race — Cyril Ramaphosa versus Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. So when a hasty media briefing was convened after the sun had set, the full impact of the ANC’s most crucial policy shift since 1994 wasn’t truly appreciated.That decision: the constitution must be amended to effect land expropriation without compensation.The caveat, according to ANC economic policy chief Enoch Godongwana at the time, was that the constitutional change had to be done in a "sustainable way". Tellingly, no deadline was given.Fast-forward to February: the ANC voted alongside Julius Malema’s EFF in parliamen...
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