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Investors in the dark on land policy until after 2019 poll

Panel recommends amending constitution to expedite expropriation without compensation

November 16, 2018 at 05:06 am

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

Investors seeking clarity on government policy on land expropriation will have to wait until after the 2019 elections.

While parliament’s joint constitutional review committee formally resolved on Thursday to recommend that the property section of the constitution be changed to expedite expropriation of land without compensation, the ANC confirmed this is unlikely before the poll.

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