A motion to amend Section 25 of the South African Constitution to allow expropriation without compensation has been accepted by a majority vote in the National Assembly.
The National Assembly further agreed to re-establish a multiparty ad hoc committee to initiate and introduce legislation amending section 25 of the Constitution.
Last year, the Constitutional Review Committee recommended that Parliament amend section 25 of the Constitution to make plain that which is not regarding expropriation of land without compensation as a legitimate option for land reform.
The committee would report back to the National Assembly end the of March next year and will comprise 11 voting members and 14 non-voting members.
Voting members would be drawn from
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