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’ ...

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

South Africa has a new law to govern the expropriation (or compulsory acquisition) of private property by government for public purposes or in the public interest.The passing of the Expropriation Act ...

An Akaki property owner has built a house on land slated for expropriation by the state for a new road, it was reported on Friday. Head of the public works department Lefteris Eleftheriou confirmed ...

The locals are concerned that a new post-earthquake housing project could lead to a change in the demographics of the village ...

Analysts say that property owners will not be arbitrarily deprived of their rights under the new Expropriation Act ...

During a media briefing at parliament on Thursday, Carol Phiri said Macpherson was constitutionally mandated to do so, ...

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

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

THE enactment of a law empowering government to expropriate land has sent shockwaves in South Africa’s noxious political ...