1. COSATU Submission on the Expropriation Bill 29 July 2015

2. Introductory Remarks Opening comments; Delegation;
COSATU Parliamentary Office; and
Nedlac processes.

3. Legislative Context Broadly welcome and support the Bill;
Necessary intervention to update existing laws;
1975 apartheid era act vs democratic Constitution;
International norms;
150 existing legislative acts; and
Transformatory objectives of government.

4. Support for Progressive Content of Bill
1 single over all legal framework for RSA;
Legal checks and balances;
Recourse to courts;
Timeframe limits;
Valuer General;
All types of property;
Compensation;

5. Continued History of acquisition and use of property;
Public and owner’s interests;
Constitutional commitments to:
redress apartheid legacies;
just and equitable;
access to natural resources; and
land reform;
Security for victims of apartheid.

6. Proposed Amendments Compensation for apartheid era expropriations;
Arbitration before court processes; and
Ministerial power to delegate.

7. Response to False Hysterical Attacks on Bill
International norms;
1 national legal frame work;
Checks and balances;
Recourse to courts;
Timeframe limits;
Valuer General;
Transformatory objectives; and

8. Continued: Compensation determinations: Market value;
Constitutional and transformatory objectives; and
History and use of property.

9. Conclusion Support and pass bill with COSATU’s proposed amendments;
Dismiss hysterical opposition; and
Thank you.