The Institute of Race Relations handed over boxes of objections to the Union Buildings, citing that no politician should have the power to take land from citizens.
head of strategic operations Sihle Ngobese said 160,000 people had signed the petition and delivered it to the office of the president.
“Land reform can be done without tampering with property rights, which are one of the cornerstones of any functional democracy. Any move to weaken them will result in dire consequences for all South Africans.” “Our polling shows that most South Africans are opposed to it, and we must not give any government the power to take your property away without paying for it,” Roodt said.
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