Willing Buyer willing seller 13. We affirm the following proposals: ■ Replace willing buyer willing seller with the “Just and equitable” principle in the Constitution immediately where the state is acquiring land for land reform purposes. ■ Expropriation without compensation on land acquired through unlawful means or used for illegal purposes having due regard to Section 25 of the Constitution. ■ Expedite the promulgation of the new Expropriation Act. Land Tenure system 14. A four-tier system is recommended: ■ State and Public land: leasehold ■ Privately owned: freehold with limited extent. 15. Land owned by foreign nationals: ■ No ownership of land by foreign nationals as a principle. ■ Convert current ownership into long term lease after land audit has been finalized. 16. Communal land: communal tenure with institutionalized use rights. ■ Taxation of under-utilized land, in both communal and commercial areas. ■ Expedite the Tenure Security Policy and bill against farm evictions. Institutions in support of land reform 17. Land is a fundamental feature of ownership and control and whilst racial, gender and class concentration of ownership of land still persists, the setting up of institutions to regulate land use, standardize land valuations and normalise land use and distribute is important. 18. We recommend the following institutions in support of the land reform: ■ Office of the Valuer General (OVG). ■ Land Management Commission (LMC) ■ Land rights management board ■ We resolve that land be recognized in the Constitution as a socio-economic right and that indigent households be allocated minimum land land with implements, seeds, livestock, tractors, irrigation infrastructure and other material support: ■ Scale up the recapitalization and development programme and the comprehensive agricultural support programme, including in communal areas. ■ Rationalize various existing food security initiatives. ■ The commission reaffirmed land as socio-economic factor. Re-opening Restitution 21. The commission recommends as follows: ■ Reopening of the lodgement date. ■ Provide for exceptions to the cut-off date of 1913 so as to accommodate the Khoi and San descendants, heritage sites and historical landmarks. ■ That this forms part of the 1913 Natives Land Act centenary observation.
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