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In exercising its constitutional obligation to facilitate public participation, Government invites your comment on changing the Constitution to allow for expropriating land without compensation.

Secure property rights are the foundation of all democratic societies.  Expropriation without compensation may start with land, but could easily be extended to all property.

Without title to land, those living on it cannot borrow against it, and hence have great difficulty building up wealth.  It would be detrimental particularly to the poorest, who will be prevented from getting a foot on the ladder of wealth creation.

The original  Constitutional committee under the chairmanship of Cyril Ramaphosa inserted the property rights clause into the Constitution.  Blacks had fought and died to get back property and property rights stolen from them.  Now as President, does Mr Ramaphosa want a country in which blacks have no property rights?

Restitution is essential, but it is not necessary to undermine property rights to achieve this. The State already has the right to appropriate land, but has failed to use it effectively.

It would even contradict the Freedom Charter, which says "The land shall be shared among those who work it", not that the land shall belong to the State, to allocate and remove it at the whim of officials, as has happened in Zimbabwe to its great detriment.

Please click this link to have your say, and then share with your contacts. 
The closing date is 15 June 2018 (an unusually short period for public participation)..