The Nelson Mandela Foundation has filed a legal challenge against the government, alleging that it is not legally granting its citizens fair access to land.
The application, filed in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday, said: “The province fulfills its duty under Article 25(5) of the Constitution to take reasonable legislative and other measures within the limits of available resources. “He failed to do so diligently and without delay.” , to promote an environment where citizens have fair access to land. ”
The report names the Speaker of Parliament, the President of the National Council of States, the President, and the Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development as respondents.
In the document, the foundation called on countries and other stakeholders to “ensure that national legislation is enacted within 18 months” and referred to the definition of “equitable access” to land. are. How to identify and acquire land. How are beneficiaries selected and supported? Integration of multiple land uses with other elements of land reform.
The newspaper said that South Africa's land reform was “on a path to policy failure”, and in February President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that of the estimated 77.58 million hectares of white-owned farmland in 1994, 19.3 million hectares, or 25%, He pointed out that only one country had said that land reform had not been carried out. Redistributed.
The foundation launched the application on Thursday, the 11th anniversary of the death of its patron Nelson Mandela.
The foundation said it believes that “promoting the right to fair access to land, and broader land reform, is an unfinished business related to Madiba's legacy.”
“It is intolerable that we live in a society where benefits and burdens are not shared equally, where the few enjoy the benefits and the majority bear the burdens. Realizing Article 25, Section 5 of the Constitution This will help right this injustice.”
If the state wishes to oppose the application, it must do so within 10 days of receipt of the application and file a responding affidavit within 15 days, the foundation said.
