DA lacks understanding, says ANCYL
2012-06-26 16:48
Johannesburg - The Democratic Alliance lacks historical understanding, the ANC Youth League said on Tuesday after the opposition party laid a charge of intimidation against league deputy president Ronald Lamola.
"The ANCYL dismisses the allegations... and clarifies that there has been a consistent assertion... calling on those who own majority of the land... to act in a responsible manner and volunteer the land to the indigenous people," ANC Youth League spokesperson Magdalene Moonsamy said in a statement.
"The ANCYL has always been calling for a legislation or act that will be as forceful as a war," she said.
Earlier this month, Lamola told a media briefing in Pretoria that Section 25 of the Constitution should be amended to allow for a change in land reform policy.
"The only solution is expropriation without compensation."
If white South Africans did not hand over land to poor blacks, there could be land invasions like those that took place in Zimbabwe, he warned.
Last week, AfriForum Youth laid a charge of intimidation against Lamola.
Chairperson Charl Oberholzer said the organisation would also proceed with a charge of hate speech against Lamola in the Equality Court.
Moonsamy said the ANCYL would not retreat from its position on the expropriation of land without compensation.
"The position of the ANCYL communicated by the deputy president has been the posture of the ANCYL since its formation and prior," she said.
- SAPA
