28 February 2020
The ANC in Parliament makes a clarion call to our people to participate in Parliaments Public hearings on the Amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution, which are currently underway.
The amendment of Section 25 will address the spatial inequalities that persist in our society and redress the injustices of the past. As the ANC led government had resolved at the 54th Conference, expropriation of land without compensation should be among the key mechanisms available to government to give effect to land reform and redistribution.
The ANC further resolved that, in determining the mechanisms of implementation, we must ensure that we do not undermine future investment in the economy, or damage agricultural production and food security. Furthermore, our interventions must not cause harm to other sectors of the economy.
We are committed in our resolve to address South Africa’s skewed patterns of land ownership. It is critical that South Africans, especially the poor, youth, women and persons living with disabilities, have access to land to enable them to actively participate in economic growth.
At these hearings, members of the public will be given an opportunity to make submissions as to how the expropriation of land should take place, before parliaments Ad-hoc committee on the Amendment of section 25 of the constitution.
The Programme for this weekend’s Section 25 Public Hearings is as follows:
28 February 2020 at 14h00
| Province | Venue | Contact |
| Mpumalanga | Mbombela – Mbombela Community Hall | Nokhuthula 013 759 2081 Surance Nkosi 013 759 9298 |
| Free State | Welkom – E Openheimer Theatre | Mr Rubulana 083 772 1127 057 391 3911 / 083 772 1127 |
29 February at 11h00
| Province | Venue | Contact |
| Mpumalanga | Middleburg – Banquet Hall | Nombuso 013 249 7020 |
| Free State | Bethlehem – Bohlokong New Hall | Thabo 073 105 8057 Ms C Nhlapo 078 665 3786 |
1 March 2020 at 11h00
| Province | Venue | Contact |
| Mpumalanga | Ermelo - Mayor’s Parlour | Thuli 072 745 8380 |
| Free State | Bloemfontein – Kagisanong Hall Rocklands | Mr K Tsenoli 078 484 2107/ 051 405 8667 |
Issued by the Office of the Chief Whip
Enquiries:
Nomfanelo Kota
Acting Caucus Spokesperson
0767336511