A messy and protracted fight over property rights is looming in South Africa after a panel of lawmakers said the constitution must be changed to make it easier to seize land without paying for it.

In the absence of major data releases, the weather was again a primary focus in the South African grain and oilseed market this week.

The ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday, dismissed accusations by opposition parties that the process which led to the adoption of a draft report by members of Parliament (MPs) in favour of changing the Constitution to explicitly provide for land expropriation without compensation was a sham.

The land reform debate in South Africa has become increasingly polarised since Parliament resolved to consider amending the country’s Constitution to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation.

So folks, today the review Committee made its recommendation and got everybody talking about land reform in South Africa. It is largely what we expected, but there’s still a long way to go before we know what the amendments are really going to look like. We’ll cross that bridge when we get there, but this is a topic for another day. 

Staffing firm the ManpowerGroup has released its Talent Shortage report for 2018, showing the difficulties faced around employment.