SA won't be united unless land issue addressed: Ramaphosa

Saturday 19 May 2018 - 3:20pm
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File: President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised to address Mahikeng residents' concerns when he meets with the ANC's top six on Monday.

JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will never be a united nation unless the land issue is addressed.

He was speaking at the African National Congress (ANC)&39;s first Land Summit in Boksburg on Gauteng’s East Rand on Saturday.

It comes after Parliament voted in favour of amending the Constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation.

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"Without redistribution of land, we will not be able to build a united South Africa," Ramaphosa said.

"Without giving the poor the means to productively work and farm the land, we will not be able to defeat poverty. There is a strong moral imperative that drives this effort."

Ramaphosa applauded South Africans for their active participation in the land debate.

"The fact that well over 140,000 submissions have been given to Parliament is indicative of the importance South Africans attach to this debate," the president added.

 

 

 

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