Expropriation legislation: Status update

[{“type”:”text”,”content”:”The ad hoc committee finalised its public hearing in March and proceeded to finalise its report and the wording of the Bill aimed at amending section 25 of the Constitution with a view to make explicit that expropriation without compensation is possible. The Bill and report were finalised by the committee on 21 May and will now go to the nasional assembly to be debated and voted on. nnThe Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure is still busy with public hearings in a few provinces. Hearings in KZN, the Free State, the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Western Cape are still outstanding.”,”position”:0,”id”:”G4xmXp6kcxqNu4O4″}]