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

The 2025 law differs from the old Act in that it includes fixing skewed land patterns, and introduces compensation based on ‘justice and equity’ and not ‘willing buyer, willing seller’ ...

Farmers in South Africa say there are deeply worried that a land seizure bill has been signed into law by President Cyril ...

Civil rights organisation AfriForum announced on Thursday that it will prevent the Expropriation Act’s promulgation, saying ...

President Ramaphosa’s Expropriation Bill sparks legal threats from AfriForum and FF+, as advocates hail it as progress in ...

Expropriation law is not a tool of punishment or reparation, it is a tool of social improvement that can only be used under ...

Private land near Seshego illegally occupied as land grabbers claim Expropriation Bill rights; municipality deems actions unlawful.

AfriForum vows to protect private property rights through legal action against the government's Expropriation Act.

In response to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s promulgation of the Expropriation Bill on January 23, industry body AgriSA maintains that the Bill poses a risk to private property rights, which is ...