Igor Boonzaaier Interviewed by Deon Kitching (11)
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One of the flash points that came out of the ANC's conference of December 2017 was land expropriation without compensation.
But there was a drastic turn of events. The plan to amend section 25 of South Africa’s Constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation has been put on hold due to the ongoing corona virus lockdown on May 22nd, 2020.
Pres Cyril Ramaphosa asked business leaders to play a more proactive role in land expropriation through a donations policy, which will allow for companies to voluntarily give up under-utilized land to communities whose land was taken away. Read more
Where do we stand now? Igor Boonzaaier has work within the land reform environment for the past 24 years - in the public and private sector. He is currently involved with several consultations with farmers and workers.Igor help us to explore the way forward.
