AGRICULTURE NEWS - Any amendments to Section 25 of South Africa’s Constitution needed to prioritise the protection of the land rights of farm dwellers and those living on traditional authority lands.
This was according to the written submission made recently by the Association for Rural Advancement (AFRA) to the ad hoc committee currently evaluating public input with regard to government’s proposal to amend Section 25 of the Constitution to allow for property to be expropriated without compensation.
AFRA, which is a non-profit land rights organisation operating mostly in KwaZulu-Natal, said in its submission that the majority of farm dwellers the association had consulted with supported the proposed amendment.
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