Hon Deputy Chairperson, the DA rejects the report released this week by the Advisory Panel on Land Reform. The suggestions that have come out of the report are completely high- risk and simply will result in low reward for those who are continuously locked out from owning land or property.
It should however be noted that despite the report, reporting land expropriation without compensation, this decision was not anonymous amongst the panel members themselves.
The report further rejects providing land title and security of tenure to South Africans who live on communal land. Denying communal land is purely a continuation of the oppressive style of apartheid.
The report's recommendations would be dangerous for our fragile economy. Should some of the recommendations include relocating the department to the Presidency, despite the entire departments already existing with a mandate of land reform.
It is imperative that this government moves away from populous quick fix policies regarding land reform and instead introduce and implement ideas that will provide adequate support to our economy without having to take away the right to property ownership.
I want to also make it clear to South Africans that they take note that the IFP has been voting with the ANC on everything the whole evening. Hopefully they stand also against this Vote as the Ingonyama Trust will be nationalised. The DA rejects this Vote. [Applause.]