Small parties unite to isolate limping governing party, which had 30 MPs absent at the important sitting in parliament
Co-chair of the constitutional review committee Dr Mathole Motshekga accused those who voted against the ANC's Constitution 18th Amendment Bill, of being an 'unholy coalition'.As if dropping electoral support below 50% in the local government elections last month was not enough, the ANC suffered another major political setback on Tuesday —the attempt to push through the Constitution 18th Amendment Bill to allow land expropriation with no compensation, fell flat.
ANC opening speaker Mathole Motshekga, who gave a long-winded historical lecture on land dispossession in SA, accused the small parties of being in an “unholy alliance” against the governing party. “We can see that there was a grave injustice done to the African majority, in particular, and black people in general,” said Motshekga.This bill creates uncertainty regarding property rights and would have an adverse effect on investment and land improvements. This is not what the country needs right now, during a time of economic devastation because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
If supported, said DA MP Annelie Lotriet, the constitutional amendment would scare off investors and plunge the country’s economy into the abyss. The bill that ended up being the final proposed amendment, said EFF leader Julius Malema, was a sellout position that would not enjoy the endorsement of the party.
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