Watch Julius Malema EFF Motion For The Expropriation Of Land Without Compensation in Parliament
He spoke passionately about how Jan van Riebeeck allegedly introduced an attitude in the 1600s that black people could not be considered the owners of l…
Watch Julius Malema EFF Motion For The Expropriation Of Land Without Compensation in Parliament
He spoke passionately about how Jan van Riebeeck allegedly introduced an attitude in the 1600s that black people could not be considered the owners of land in South Africa, as they were “like animals” and could not produce title deeds.
Malema has called on black South Africans to stand together on this issue, describing it as “constitutional to change the constitution” and “return the land”.
If the ANC and EFF combine their seats in parliament they will have a two-thirds majority to change the constitution and adapt the section on property rights.
The EFF wanted an ad-hoc committee to review and amend section 25 of the constitution to make such expropriation legal, although they accepted the ANC’s suggestion that there should instead be a constitutional review over coming months.
Malema couched this as a necessary step to return dignity to black people and change the dynamic of them being “beggars” in South Africa.
Instead of paying compensation to white owners of land, he described this as unnecessary, as the land was allegedly acquired illegally, and to support compensation would therefore be to support a crime. The time for reconciliation had passed, and it was now time for justice.
The ANC has reportedly said that although they agree with the EFF in principle, they disagree on some of the “modalities” of how expropriation should happen.
LINK -- https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/1838255/watch-malema-ignites-debate-in-parliament-on-land-expropriation-without-compensation/
