Sixty recommendations on Land Reform recommended
The proposal contained wide-ranging recommendations that will see government implement a fair and equitable redistribution.
CABINET has since endorsed 60 of the recommendations of the Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture.
The recommendations, which are contained in the final report of the Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture, was received by Cabinet on 24 July 2019.
The proposal contained wide-ranging recommendations that will see government implement a fair and equitable redistribution.
Cabinet has also approved the publication of the Beneficiary Selection and Land Allocation Policy for public comment.
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The policy provides for a credible and transparent process for land allocation and beneficiary selection. The policy addresses particularly, gender inequity in land allocation and access, and a lack of mechanisms to enable poor communal residents and villagers to access land in case of natural disasters and other emergency situations.
Meanwhile, Cabinet has approved the submission of the Expropriation Bill of 2019 for public comment.
The bill provides a legal framework for government departments and other organs of state in the three spheres of government to apply uniform land and other infrastructure expropriation procedures.
The bill has been enhanced by inputs from extensive consultation with the public and from different formations.
Once passed into law the bill will provide uniform procedures to be followed when effecting the expropriation.
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