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Roelof Botha from the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science talks to Business Day TV about his paper on land reform

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Expropriation Bill, which aims to address land inequalities that have plagued SA since the colonial and apartheid eras. Picture: 123RF/LOES KIEBOOM
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Expropriation Bill, which aims to address land inequalities that have plagued SA since the colonial and apartheid eras. Picture: 123RF/LOES KIEBOOM

Two academics have painted a bleak picture of the likely outcomes of land expropriation without compensation. The findings from their macroeconomic impact assessment flags lower capital formation, a deep recession, rising budget deficits and debt levels.  

One of the academics, Roelof Botha from the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (Gibs) joined Business Day TV to discuss the findings.

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