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

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

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’ ...

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

Some seem to believe that the Expropriation Act is the same as land reform, but in fact, they are not the same.

Labour groups hail the Expropriation Act as a tool for redress, but the DA criticises its process and plans a legal challenge ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has singed the Expropriation Bill into law, joining the BELA and NHI as new legislation that will ...

Explore the realities of the Expropriation Act and why fears of reckless land grabs are unfounded. This article clarifies the ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday signed the bill, which sets out how organs of state may expropriate land in the public ...

The Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Maropene Ramokgopa has welcomed the signing into law ...