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SA Needs Fair Land Expropriation to Spur Economic Growth & Urban Renewal, Public Works Minister Says
SA Needs Fair Land Expropriation to Spur Economic Growth & Urban Renewal, Public Works Minister Says
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In January, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Land Expropriation Act of 2024, establishing expropriation as a constitutional mechanism for the... 01.04.2025, Sputnik Africa
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South Africa needs an effective and fair land expropriation law to stimulate economic growth and urban renewal, Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson said.A fair expropriation policy is essential for infrastructure development, including expanding the transmission grid for renewable energy and addressing issues related to abandoned properties, argued Macpherson, a member of the Democratic Alliance party.South Africa's land Expropriation Act of 2024 reportedly sparked criticism by the Democratic Alliance party for its perceived vagueness and potential for misuse.Meanwhile, according to South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola, the expropriation will only affect infertile and unused land, not productive farmland and follows the constitution to redress historical injustices.
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SA Needs Fair Land Expropriation to Spur Economic Growth & Urban Renewal, Public Works Minister Says
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In January, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Land Expropriation Act of 2024, establishing expropriation as a constitutional mechanism for the state to acquire property for public purposes or interests, provided that just and equitable compensation is paid.
South Africa needs an effective and fair land expropriation law to stimulate economic growth and urban renewal, Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson said.
"You can't grow an economy, which requires expanding ports, railways, harbors, airports, transmission servitudes, without the ability to expropriate. The real problem with expropriation is that it's been weaponized by both the right and left," Macpherson told a US media outlet.
A fair expropriation policy is essential for infrastructure development, including expanding the transmission grid for renewable energy and addressing issues related to abandoned properties, argued Macpherson, a member of the Democratic Alliance party.
"In those instances where those buildings are contributing to crime or contributing to decay, there may very well be a case for expropriation," the official noted.
South Africa's land Expropriation Act of 2024 reportedly sparked criticism by the Democratic Alliance party for its perceived vagueness and potential for misuse.
Meanwhile, according to South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola, the expropriation will only affect infertile and unused land, not productive farmland and follows the constitution to redress historical injustices.
