SACP general secretary calls for land restitution

Mapaila says land reform failing due to lack of political will

- By Setumo Stone

SACP general secretary Solly Mapaila has declared that South Africa's efforts to fix the deep wounds of colonialism and apartheid are stuck - not for lack of ideas, but for lack of political will.

“Political will has failed. The people must now lead,” Mapaila told Sunday World this week following a meeting with the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa), during which parties concluded that a referendum on land ownership transformation is long overdue.

Fed up with slow and ineffective government action, the SACP and Contralesa are joining forces to launch a bold national campaign - a “land ownership transformation referendum”. Their goal: to put the future of land reform directly in the hands of the people, bypassing gridlocked politicians and outdated policies.