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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><font face="Times New Roman">Chris,<br>
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There has been so much politics around the land question - some
probably false and some probably true. Which is the right and
wrong parts is anybody's guess. The debate will rage on for a
long time while everybody is still fixated on race. To get the
true facts and figures I do believe an independent body /
commission is needed and yes, in all likelyhood one will have to
get owners to fill in there race details. One can no longer rely
even remotely on surnames as an indication of race. Companies
and CC's have their own complexities as well - how will they as
an owner be classified ? or what about trusts ?<br>
<br>
Such racial profiling would have to involve some form of
classification - how white is white and how black is black
etc... - besides which I think it would have to involve a change
to the constitution as well as various amendments to UN charters
that SA has signed.<br>
<br>
If one talks about righting the wrongs of the past - one will
also have to differentiate between say blacks who where
discriminated against versus the born frees who where not
discriminated against (many are now coming of business age and
will start purchasing property). So one may even have to have
sub groupings of Blacks, Whites, Indians, Coloureds etc.. etc...
There is also issues around a huge number of people of different
colours who have acquired SA nationality after working here, how
will they be classified and counted in the whole land question.<br>
<br>
There are just so many variables, it can only work if Home
Affairs, Cipro and the stock exchange is also on-board - the
legislative complexity around this are enormous.<br>
<br>
Personally I don't see it happening, or if it does happen it
will be another meaningless count as there are so many issues
such as above around this issue. A better approach might be to
base such figures on land claims - at least this is a process
based on proof (at least in theory anyway).<br>
<br>
Thats my two cents worth.<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
<br>
Peter<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Peter Newmarch
Professional Land Surveyor
4Y GeoInformatics Pty Ltd
Tel : +27 31 5642856
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eMail : <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:newmarch@land-surveyors.com">newmarch@land-surveyors.com</a> </pre>
On 2013/08/20 08:37 PM, Chris wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap=""> From the front page of todays Mercury ( KZN )
Land Audit to be based on Race
August 20 2013
Babalo Ndenze
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/land-audit-to-be-based-on-race">http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/land-audit-to-be-based-on-race</a>-
1.1564934
The real stuff can be found at the PMG
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pmg.org.za/minutes/570">http://www.pmg.org.za/minutes/570</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://tinyurl.comkt8d4q4">http://tinyurl.comkt8d4q4</a>
So much for a non-racial , non-sexist , new democratic society !
Where are you Aslam ?
( I know that this will upset the mods -- but you were the one that first
posted about the 1913 great touring exhibition. Besides this new
legislation will affect every single land "practioner" in SA ! )
CM
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