South Africa's President Jacob Zuma answers questions at Parliament in Cape Town, March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma said on Friday his government would push through a new law to compensate the black majority for stolen land, stepping up populist rhetoric before August local polls where his ruling ANC faces a tough challenge.
The embattled president threw his weight behind a bill making its way through South Africa's parliament to let the state make compulsory purchases of land to redress racial disparities in land ownership.
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