By Akani Nkuna
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has told the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) that government is expediting measures to fast-track land reform in line with the Constitution, while emphasising that any amendments to Section 25 must be approved by Parliament.
He said the process must also be guided by consensus among members of the Government of National Unity (GNU) to ensure that the acceleration of land reform proceeds within an agreed framework.
Mashatile was responding to oral questions in Parliament on Tuesday.
“Land is being expropriated, and where appropriate, we do not have to pay, particularly because it is for public good. Our only challenge is that we need to move faster, and I am happy to report that we have begun to see much faster movement. We are pushing harder to expropriate land, guided by what Parliament has decided,” Mashatile told MPs.
“We need to operate within
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