South Africa has a new law to govern the expropriation (or compulsory acquisition) of private property by government for ...

When people consider the unconstitutionality of Acts of Parliament, they usually have discrete provisions in mind that conflict with provisions of the Constitution. The new Expropriation Act has ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing into law the Expropriation Bill has seen labour and left-leaning parties applauding the move while liberals and conservatives condemned it. The DA rejected ...

South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has signed a new law, making it easier for the state to take land in the public ...

On January 23, 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Expropriation Bill into law, marking a significant milestone in ...

Democratic Alliance (DA) flag. Picture: X/@DA_Gauteng JOHANNESBURG - The Democratic Alliance (DA) vowed to challenge the newly signed expropriation law in court, deeming it a direct attack on the ...

The law, aimed at addressing land ownership disparities rooted in apartheid, permits expropriation only when it is "just, equitable, and in the public interest." ...

The law, which replaces the pre-democratic Expropriation Act of 1975, "outlines how expropriation can be done and on what basis" by the state, the government says, according to the BBC.

All that might be about to change though because the DA has promised to fight against the Land Expropriation Act the president signed into law this past week. This particular law will indeed put ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Johannesburg, Jan 25 (IANS) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Expropriation Bill into law, which allows public institutions to expropriate land in the public ...