'Sensitive' land not for foreigners
Jun 27, 2012 |
Moipone Malefane Political Editor |
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THE ANC wants to exclude foreigners from acquiring what it terms "sensitive" land in South Africa.
In its discussion paper on rural development and land reform, the ANC proposes that new land acquisitions by foreigners should be subjected to leaseholds rather than outright ownership. New legislation should enable the government to acquire "sensitive and controlled" land on the market before foreigners are able to acquire it.
The ANC classifies sensitive land as communal, coastal, heritage, rural, agricultural, environmentally sensitive, security sensitive and board lands.
The ANC requests the government to ensure foreign investment in land is in line with "national interests".
President Jacob Zuma said the policy of willing buyer-willing seller had to be reviewed as it distorted the value of farms and land.
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Pointman
Why include coastal and agricultural? What reason is underpinning this decision - is it just emotion, xenophobia or misplaced patriotism. If there is no intellectual basis for the keeping foreigners away from land it should not be implemented.Report Abuse
truthhurt
I support this one.Report Abuse
Flemza
I truelly agree with Zuma on this one , foreign land ownership must not be allowed , foreigners must lease land and pay tax to the government to help its voters , once again this time its a tripple Bells for Zuma on this one , like I said , ANC policies must change with time and people needsReport Abuse
Real-Mogwanthi
I agree 101% with this one!Report Abuse
Yapannete
Bjalo gona Zuma ke Boss,He is a champion of rural development and represent the poor of the poorest.He now speaks our laguage,we want our land.Ge a ka swara ka mokgwa wo oa boela Mngaung.Viva second term Viva!Report Abuse
Doculam
On this one I agree with the ANC.Report Abuse
BraMbo
This just doesn't make any sense to me. Why whould they(foreigners) own land? The land can just be leased for s certain period, thereafter it belongs to South Africans. Stop being stupid & silly my party. Bona fide South Africans are landless.Report Abuse
mbondo
Ja , foreigners know who they're. After all the struggle was about land nothing else. We did not struggle for reconciliation and rainbow nation. We struggle to get our land back from foreigners who happens to be whi tes.Report Abuse
PleaseGetReal1
mbondoUs whiteys wil give back all the land to you, you must then give the land to the KHOISAN who is the rightful owners, then you give back education, economy, engineering, medical science, chemistry, epidemiology, molecular physiology, neuroscience, cancer research, ophthalmology,modern farming, military technology, guerilla warfare, gunpowder, criminology, administration, politics, democracies, capitalism, communism, socialism,archives, infrastructure, internal combustion, roads, rail, flight, ships, industrialisation, the Enlightenment, technology, mirrors, culture, religion, archaeology, anthropology, modern theatre, phonography, recorded music, music notation, Gutenberg, literature&literacy, Shakespeare, journalism, religion, Da Vinci, Ballanchine ballet, Beethoven's 9th, sport, soccer, Olympic Games, mail, telephone, morse code, photography, emancipation of women, abolution if slavery, Carthesian philosophy, architecture, Voltaire, cosmology, space technology, electricity, the compass, contracts&signature, square meterage, linear milage, environmental awareness, botany, climatology, Wildlife Conservation, Zoology, Newtonian Physics, Boolean Algebra, the value of pi, relativity, atom theory, Kantian ethics, The Wheel, Aeroplane, Light bulbs, Penicillin, Flushing toilet, Washing machine, Central heating, Fridge, Steam engine, Spectacles,The pen, Shoes, Knife and fork, Scissors, Paper, beds, Roofs,
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MicaParis
In countries like China and Mozambique foreigners are not entitled to own land of any type! I think we should follow the same approach we will be committing suicide if we can allow Nigerians to continue owning land in our country we need that space for farming, bearing our people, for human settlement and local development no matter how that land consists of mineral wealth or good for Agriculture it ought not to be owned by the foreigners, the Constitution will be amended to prevent that in the near future and all land owned by the foreigners should be expropriated with compensation of the value of that land and material improvement on that land.Report Abuse
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