South Africa lurches toward uncompensated land seizures
May 8, 2019: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (R), here greeting voters before winning a five-year term, has not been able to stop the ANC’s slide (source: dpa)
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What's inside
- South Africa’s move toward uncompensated land seizures stems from political desperation
- The left opposition outfoxed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ruling ANC on land reform
- At worst, radical redistribution could cause a Zimbabwe-like economic collapse
- Most likely, the government will try to finesse the issue and protect property rights
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