Major Metro Approves EWC Process To Take Private Property

[00:00:05]Hey, what's up guys? It's Ronald here. So, this  video is going to focus on how expropriation without compensation could potentially take  place in one of South Africa's biggest metros, Nelson Mandela Bay, the place where I stay. And  uh yeah, it looks like uh it's going to kick off here because council decided to approve an item  that starts the process of expropriation without compensation. Now remember when news 24 told you  that expropriation without compensation won't take place in South Africa through the expropriation  act. Remember that. Now what? And the same of course for Dean McFersonson, the Minister of  Public Works and is a DA minister uh in the GNU that went on to a panel and told people  that no doesn't necessarily mean zero. Well, here we are and uh like I said, the Nelson Mandela  Bay Municipality, they had a council meeting. They sat down and they approved the item of starting  the expropriation without compensation process and ultimately we are now at the first test case  of whether or not EWC will actual fact take place in South Africa. So news 24 where are you now?  Dean McFersonson where are you now? Let's have a look at exactly what they are going after and  what specifically they want to expropriate. But before we do, please be sure to subscribe. It's  absolutely free. It won't cost you anything. And while you're at it, smash the like button and  share because that's also free. So, let's have a look. All right. So, uh this article is brought  to you by News Day. By the way, News Day is doing phenomenal work and just giving you the news  without a biased slant. So, I'd highly recommend that you go and bookmark Newsday.co. co.za.  Uh but the article says expropriation without compensation process launched to take private land  uh in major South African metro and that metro is Nelson Mandela Bay. I'm not going to read the  first part because they just in essence say Nelson Mandela Bay and I've already shared that but  let's get in over here. On the 8th of June 2026, a special sitting of council convened and approved  the initiation of land expropriation process without compensation. This the ANC said was done  in accordance with section 25 of the constitution.

[00:02:32]Remember that part of the constitution that people  lost their minds over and then mainstream media and uh minister Dean McFersonson told us to  not worry. Uh well here it is right now and it's to facilitate the implementation of the clean  school housing project in Bethl's Dorp. The claim school housing project is a subsidized housing  development in the Bethl's Dorp area of Nelson Mandela Bay. Following unsuccessful attempts  to reach an agreement with the land owner, council resolved to proceed with the expropriation  process. It said I'll give my commentary on that just now. The expropriation process was to ensure  the continued development of housing opportunities for residents. The ANC and Nelson Mandela region  said that the matter was previously considered by the mayoral committee in May 2026 before being  submitted to council. So here is the saga. The claim school settlement saga focuses on the fact  that the claim school settlement saga dates back to around 2010 during the initial township  establishment and the roll out of phase one of the housing project. Now what's important to  note here is that this planning process actually started in 2007 and during that period nobody  thought to approach the deeds office to see who the land actually belonged to and subsequently  it has now come out that the municipality owns 20% of the land and then the remaining 80%  belongs to this private individual. I know who this private individual is. The metro knows  who this private individual is. They just can't reach this person because he has immigrated.  So, he is no longer in South Africa. But instead of trying to find this individual and track  this person down, perhaps this person doesn't even know what's actually happening on this  massive parcel of land. Instead of doing that, they are just trying to now shortcut this entire  process. Uh because they messed up in the early 2000s. If they did a proper audit, land audit,  they would have already realized then that they would not be able to build on that land. So  it was the municipal failure from the start, not the private land owner. The municipality  messed up because they didn't audit the land. So they planned and then in early 2010 they rolled  out the first phase building houses on private property and now instead of trying to rectify  it correctly they now just want to expropriate without compensation. That is in essence  what's taking place here. The ANC municipal administration allowed development and informal  occupation to proceed without properly resolving or securing the land's legal status. It's exactly  what I said. Thousands of households was were settled and infrastructure was planned on parcels  of land that remained privately owned because they didn't do their work. The local government later  claimed that the rightful private land owners of these properties were untraceable using this to  justify an administrative intervention. Opposition parties, particularly the Freedom Front Plus and  the DA, have strongly countered this narrative.

[00:05:48]They argue that the municipality failed to table a  comprehensive land audit or provide concrete proof of thorough deeds office investigations which they  still have not done even though the item has now been passed by council. As it pushed to launch  phase two of the claim school housing project and issue title deeds to residents, it faced a legal  problem because it did not own the underlying property. So they realized in the early 2000s  that they don't own the land, but they still built houses on that privately owned land. And then when  they wanted to hand out title deeds, it was like, well, you can't because it's not your land. It's  not your title deeds. And now what they are trying to do is to circumvent this entire process of  them acting illegally since the early 2000s to now just to expropriate without compensation. You  know the fears that everybody has when it comes to private property just being taken because the  government messed up and now a shortcut for them is just to expropriate it. This is the example  that News 24 says will never happen. That Dean McFersonson and the DA says will never happen.  Well, here it is right here in Nelson Mandela Bay, the metro that I live in. Anyway, to bypass  this, the ANCE coalition government in Elsa Mandela Bay moved to invoke exp the expropriation  process. The move was widely characterized as an attempt at expropriation without compensation of  private land. It faces resistance from political opponents and property rights activate  uh advocates who view it as a dangerous precedent of administrative dereliction. And of  course, the superstars, my two colleagues here, Nelson Mandela Bay, Rodri and Bill Harrington.  As you can see here from the Freedom Front Plus, well done chaps. Uh doing more as two counselors  than the entire DA caucus uh that consists of 40 something counselors. Bill Harrington, Freedom  Front Plus provincial chair in the Eastern Cape is a strong opponent to the expropriation of  private land without compensation. He said this action is a desperate attempt to cover up the  Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipalities years of administrative failures. He said the the  crisis affecting the claim school settlement is a direct consequence of the metro's own negligence.  Official documents show that the metro has been aware of the land ownership issue since the  township establishment process began. And that was in the early 2000s. So we are here almost  20 odd years later and they still can't admit that they messed up. And now instead of admitting  they messed up, they want to double down on it.

[00:08:26]Despite this, the ANC administration allowed the  project to continue without resolving the land status. The project has been dragging on since  around 2010 due to poor planning. To this day, comprehensive land audit has not been tabled  before council. Harrington said that resorting to expropriation to rectify these mistakes  constitutes administrative dereliction, violates the law, and infringes on property  rights. The coalition is attempting to take legal shortcuts that could jeopardize private property  rights across the metro, he said, and across South Africa because this will be used as a test case.  A hasty and unlawful expropriation process could expose the metro to compensation claims amounting  to millions and protracted litigation. He said that the only sustainable solution is a land  audit, transparent negotiations with land owners, and a lawful process that protects the rights of  residents and owners. And if you don't believe me and how bad this is, look at this. This is an  actual post by the ANC saying council victory, land expropriation without compensation, clean  school housing project, phase 2, location Bethals Dor. They are actually celebrating it by posting  it on social media that they are going to start the expropriation without compensation process.  Now once again where are the people that said that expropriation without compensation won't happen  in South Africa? Where is mainstream media now?

[00:09:59]They wrote countless of articles stating that  people that say that EWC is going to take place don't know what they're talking about. They're  fear-mongering. And here we are. Here is the first case where the ANC through council approved  expropriation without compensation proceedings to start. Now, where are all the mainstream  media outlets? Where's News 24 that said it won't happen? Where's Dean McFersonson that said  that it won't happen? And Dean McFersonson, the person that famously came up with the slogan Afrey  MAGA, where is he now? Because remember, he said null doesn't mean zero. and his department public  works has to implement the expropriation act and expropriation without compensation. So, I know the  DA says that they're taking this uh act to court and hopefully they can get it overturned, but yet  they have a minister that serves at the behest of the president and the president has signed EWC  into law and as the minister he has to do what the president tells him and that is why it makes  no sense. Like the DA is taking EWC to court, but they fine with having a minister that has to  implement it. And here we are right now 2 years after the act was signed into law. And in Nelson  Mandela Bay, they are now starting the process.

[00:11:23]And it's because of them wanting to cover up their  own mistakes. In the early 2000s, they decided to plan for this land. And then in 2007 and between  2007 and 2010 they started building and then they realized oh well we can't get the title deeds  because 80% of this land doesn't belong to us.

[00:11:46]And instead of now trying to resolve this legally  and amicably they now want to just expropriate without compensation even though they know they  are in the wrong and they are conveniently just saying that we can't get hold of the property  owner. So, hey, let's just expropriate without compensation. So, imagine if you go overseas  for a year and you've got a massive parcel of land that really at the moment doesn't serve  a purpose, but you've got ambitions for it, then you better check up because before you come  back, they can just say, "Oh, sorry. We tried to get hold of you. We couldn't get hold of you. Uh,  we expropriated your land without compensation."

[00:12:25]This is what many people warned you against and  then mainstream media and Dean McFersonson came and said, "Don't worry about it. Don't worry. It's  never going to happen." Well, here it is right now. And I would like to get answers from these  individuals and these outlets. So, put pressure on Dean McFersonson. Put pressure on mainstream  media and say, "What now? You told us it was never going to happen. You called the people that said  this would happen. lunatics, right-wing nutters, fear-mongerers, and guess what? Here we are.  So, what now? And that's pretty much all I got to say. Thank you so much for tuning in.  Please be sure to smash the like button, share this video far and wide. Don't forget  to subscribe. It's absolutely free. However, if you'd like to contribute to this channel  financially, you can do so by looking for the dollar sign below, choosing an amount, and then  posting it. Thank you very much. Or you can become a member to this channel by clicking the join  button below. And that comes with its own perks, too. And that's all I got to say. God help  us all. Till later. Cheers and peace out.

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