LuckyDuck01!
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In the “public interest”….
Does anyone have “famine in 5 years” on their bingo card?
“South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a bill allowing land seizures by the state without compensation - a move that has put him at odds with some members of his government.
Black people only own a small fraction of farmland nationwide more than 30 years after the end of the racist system of apartheid - the majority remains with the white minority……
…….The new law allows for expropriation without compensation only in circumstances where it is "just and equitable and in the public interest" to do so.
This includes if the property is not being used and there's no intention to either develop or make money from it or when it poses a risk to people.
The president's spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said that, under the law, the state "may not expropriate property arbitrarily or for a purpose other than... in the public interest".
Cyril Ramaphosa signs expropriation bill in South Africa
Some parties in the coalition government are considering going to court to challenge the law.www.bbc.com
Blacks in South Africa had no concept of land "ownership," living in kraals and primarily herding cattle. So it's only natural that a small fraction of the tribal people have farms.
