Land reform still a priority – government

The government has reiterated land expropriation without compensation is still a priority.

MPs will discuss a draft bill amendment to the Constitution later in November.

Section 25 Ad Hoc Committee Chairperson Mathole Motshekga said the legislation will be gazetted in December for public comment.

Public hearings will follow in February, and it will make sure the process caters for all South Africans.

A workshop chaired by Motshekga aims to ensure the different opinions that have emerged since the amendment are reconciled and the core mandate of reform is made central.

“We want people that can be accepted as impartial people that are not coming to impose party, political agenda on the process.”

“We believe that the amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution is a matter that is in the national interest and that the outcome should be in the best interest of the people of South Africa, as a whole, just as the constitution was intended to be,” said Motshekga.

The workshop will be held on Wednesday and the results are planned to be synthesized and reported by 10 December.

In other news – Gugu Zuma-Ncube – People treat me differently because I am Jacob Zuma’s daughter

Actress and producer Gugu Zuma-Ncube says being the daughter of former president Jacob Zuma comes with its perks and downsides. In a recent interview on Metro FM with Moflava and Moshe Ndiki, Gugu said she was treated differently based on how people viewed her father.

“I am treated differently in good and bad ways,” she said. “The good ways … if people love him, they will love me. If people hate him, they will hate me.” She said if her father is going through a tough time, she also automatically goes through the same and defends him. continue reading

Source: eNCA