Africans
15 February 2006
The Department of Land Affairs invites members of the media to attend a
media conference where a panel of experts, commissioned by the Minister for
Agriculture and Land Affairs Thoko Didiza, will hand over a report on their
investigations on land ownership and use by foreigners in South Africa.
Last year Minister Didiza appointed a 10-member panel of experts, chaired by
Professor Shadrack Gutto, Director of the Centre for African Renaissance
Studies at Unisa, to:
* Investigate the nature, extent and impact of the use, acquisition of and
investment in, South African land by non-South Africans;
* Investigate and recommend how Government can mitigate any negative impact
emanating from such use, acquisition and investment; and
* Investigate international practices on the issue of land ownership by
foreigners and recommend the options most suitable to South Africa.
Details of the conference are as follows:
Date: Friday, 17 February 2006
Time: 10h00 â 11h00
Venue: Department of Agriculture, Room E â FF -07, 20 Beatrix Street, Arcadia,
Pretoria
Please RSVP by Thursday, 16 February 2006, at 15h00. For further details
contact Solly Phetla at 0825775668 or (012) 312 8112
Enquiries:
Eddie Mohoebi
Chief Directorate: Communication Services
Tel: (012) 312-8502
Cell: 082 550 1445
Issued by: Department of Land Affairs
15 February 2006
