Namibia tables sweeping land bill to expand farm expropriation powers – The Mail & Guardian

Namibia tables sweeping land bill to expand farm expropriation powers – The Mail & Guardian

Namibia’s Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Minister Inge Zaamwani has tabled the long-awaited Land Bill in parliament, describing it as a “transformative instrument” designed to restore dignity, promote equity and empower the population through access to land”. The land question remains “a complex and emotive matter” but is central to redressing the injustices of dispossession, Zaamwani told lawmakers, adding: “Our deliberations mus…