JULIUS MALEMA ON THE LAND QUESTION

In 2018, South African presenter Imran Garda interviewed Julius Malema, president of South Africa's Pan-Africanist party, Economic Freedom Fighters, to discuss land expropriation without compensation.

In true Malema fashion, he said, 'We’re not stealing anything. We’re taking what is rightfully ours.' A fierce and charismatic proponent of socialism, Malema has been spearheading this debate in South Africa.

On 7 December 2021, the South African parliament failed to pass proposed amendments to the constitution's Section 25, which allows for the expropriation of land without compensation. This decision was met with relief by white-majority farmers, associations and banking sectors, while African farmers were left deeply disappointed at parliament's inability to reclaim their rights.

For context, the apartheid government not only stripped Black South Africans of the right to buy land privately but poured money into assistance programmes for white farmers. In post-apartheid South Africa, the ruling party, the African National Congress, has failed to deliver on the promise of returning land to its rightful owners.

Let us know what you think of Malema's position.