Land philosophy takes new turn
Nicolize Mulder, Beeld
Pretoria - The principle of willing-buyer, willing-seller was not, and should not be, under discussion when it came to land claims, said Land Affairs Minister Lulu Xingwana on Thursday.
According to her, land reform is a programme based on rights.
"As soon as a claim is valid, there should be no talk of the principle of willing-buyer, willing-seller as it then becomes a forced transaction.
"There is then only one buyer (the government) and one seller (the land owner)..."
Reasonable remuneration
According to her, the government at this stage has only one responsibility in terms of the constitution - to consider reasonable remuneration to the land owner.
Xingwana said when the state paid compensation for land it would have to consider the existing use of the land, as well as the manner in which it was come by and what it had been used for in the past.
Furthermore, not only the market value would be used in determining the selling price, but also the direct government investments and subsidies for improvements on the land.
Xingwana again emphasised that 30% of agricultural land had to change hands by 2014.
News source: www.news24.co.za
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