Deputy Minister, wouldn't it be appropriate for government to put a moratorium on the sale of land until we finalise the constitutional amendment of section 25 and develop a comprehensive plan on the use of land; so that we don't find people sitting on productive land unused when there are people who can put that land into very good use? Thank you.
The DEPUTY MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL
DEVELOPMENT: Thank you for that question. Ideally that question might be attractive and appetising but in a situation like ours, with the democracy that we have, and in that particular democracy we spoke about property clause, it will really be difficult for us to say that we will have a moratorium on the sale of land.
This is why in response to the other question; I indicated our worry in relation to making sure that whoever sells land doesn't undermine the process of expropriation of land without compensation. But I think it would be difficult to bluntly say that there would be a moratorium passed by government. Thank you.
Question 176: