THE Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure says it is satisfied that it has conducted an extensive consultation process, as the nationwide public hearings into the Expropriation Bill come to an end.
Committee chairperson Nolitha Ntobongwana said in spite of measures to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, which that limited movement, the committee is satisfied by the quality of inputs made by many South Africans across the length and breadth of the country.
“We visited four districts in every province, and we are satisfied that we covered as wide an area in the country as is financially and logistically possible. We are thus reasonably satisfied that our hearings were extensive and all those who participated expressed their views openly without any restriction on any basis,” Ntobongwana said.
She said the committee will also in the foreseeable future invite stakeholders and individuals, who have made written submissions indicating
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