MINORITY REPORT: Land Panel report not supported by full panel
In September 2018, President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a ten-member Panel to advise him on the way forward with regards to land reform and expropriation without compensation (EWC). The official Panel report is scheduled to be handed to the President on 24 April 2019 but has subsequently been leaked to the media. The report however does not have the support of the full Panel.
Agri SA President, Dan Kriek and at least one other member refused to sign the report due to several issues, EWC being the most contentious.
“We have released an alternative report setting out perspectives on land reform based on proven agricultural practice and sustainable economic growth” Kriek said.
This alternative report clearly states which proposals and recommendations in the Panel’s report, are supported and which are rejected.
There is also an attempt to clarify important gaps in the Panel report and on the proposals that were not included that warrant consideration. Five core segments of the Minority report were submitted to the Panel but were only dealt with superficially.