Economics
S. Africa's ANC Urges Test of Current Land Laws on Expropriation
- Constitution may not need to be changed for land-reform policy
- ANC, lawmakers agreed to allow expropriation without payment
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South Africa’s government should test current laws on land because it may not be necessary to change the constitution to ensure expropriation without payment, according to the African National Congress.
The ruling party won’t be reckless on its land policy and the constitution may already allow for redistribution without compensation, Enoch Godongwana, head of the party’s economic transformation committee, told reporters in Johannesburg on Monday. A parliamentary resolution to change the constitution had raised concern among some investors that it signaled a shift to a radical land-reform strategy and fears of Zimbabwe-style farm seizures.