Before the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act came into force, the position was that the landowner was also the owner of everything that is above and below the land, including the minerals. The landowner, subject to consent in terms of the Minerals Act, had the right to mine any minerals on his or her land and could dispose of such minerals for his or her own account. The landowner also had the right to sell the mineral rights to third parties, thereby severing the ownership of the .
27 May 2021 - The ANC seems to be distancing itself from the EFF’s demand that the Ad Hoc Committee responsible for drafting a land expropriation-without-compensation (EWC) constitutional amendment bill should drastically change the existing text of the EWC Bill to give the state custodianship over all the country’s land.
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ANC drawing back from EWC plans? Anthea Jeffery dives in
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are demanding that the Ad Hoc Committee – those responsible for drafting an EWC constitution amendment bill – change the bill to give the state control over all of South Africa’s land. The ANC, who have been in favour of going forward with land expropriation, seem to be distancing itself from this demand, says Anthea Jeffery of the IRR. Could it be that the ANC is retreating from it’s EWC plans? Not likely, says Jeffery. “Mr Xaba’s current concern for property rights may seem like a breath of fresh air and bring hope to many that the ANC is drawing back from its damaging EWC plans. In a host of other spheres, however, the ruling party’s determination to expand state ownership or control – as a crucial element in its socialist-orientated National Democratic Revolution (NDR) – continues apace.” The IRR’s Head of Policy Research notes that the controlling party still plans