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On Tuesday 29 October the Centre for Constitutional Rights (CFCR) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) hosted the third in a series of breakfast discussions for 2019. 

The topic was: “Unpacking the Report of the Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture: The Pros and the Cons” 

The CFCR invited experts to explore the recommendations of the Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture’s Report. The Panel was mandated to provide policy perspective on land reform regarding restitution, redistribution and tenure reform and to consider among others, the circumstances under which expropriation without compensation will be applied.

Speakers included: Dr Rosalie Kingwill, Research Associate, PLAAS (the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies), University of the Western Cape; Ms Annelize Crosby, Policy Head, Land Affairs, Agri SA; and Mr Chris Hattingh, Project Manager, Free Market Foundation. 

The event was well-attended by, among others, members of civil society, academia. government, the diplomatic community.