SA President Cyril Ramaphosa is concerned about land reform in such a way that he appoints even the

EFF Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi

President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a 10 member advisory panel on land reform following the announcement of his economic stimulus package, on Friday.

The land reform panel is made up of agricultural, business and legal experts who will advise the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC)‚ which is chaired by deputy president David Mabuza.

“Although the members of the panel are drawn from very different backgrounds‚ with different areas of expertise and perspectives‚ they are united by a shared vision of a just and equitable future for all South Africans‚” said Ramaphosa.

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Ramaphosa also outlined the expectations of the advisory panel.

“The panel is expected to provide perspectives on land policy in the context of persisting land inequality‚ unsatisfactory land and agrarian reform and uneven urban land development. The panel is mandated to review‚ research and suggest models for government to implement a fair and equitable land reform process that redresses the injustices of the past‚ increases agricultural output‚ promotes economic growth and protects food security‚” Ramaphosa said in a statement.

In a surprise selection, Ramaphosa appointed EFF Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi to the panel of experts. Ngcukaitobi is also the author of best-seller ‘The Land is Ours’, a book that accounts South Africa’s land history from pre-colonial South Africa to present day South Africa.

The advisory panel will be chaired by Dr Vuyokazi Mahlati who is a social entrepreneur and public policy and development planning specialist. Mahlati is serving her second term as a member of the National Planning Commission and also served as the president of the African Farmers Association of South Africa (AFASA).

Other members of the advisory panel are:

1. Professor Mohammed Karaan: a professor in Agricultural Economics at Stellenbosch University;

2. Bulelwa Mabasa: an admitted attorney with experience in matters of land restitution and reform;

3. Thandi Ngcobo: CEO and founder of the Dr J L Dube Institute of the University of KwaZulu-Natal;

4. Wandile Sihlobo: head of research at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa and is an independent agricultural economic advisor to Afgrain Food Group;

5. Daniel Kriek: president of AgriSA;

6. Thato Moagi: an emerging farmer and entrepreneur; and

7. Nick Serfontein: chairman of the Sernick Group and 2016 Free State Farmer of the Year.

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