DA confirms legal action against Expropriation Act

By Simon Nare

While political parties and formations on the political left continue to celebrate the signing of the Expropriation Bill into law, the DA has declared the new law unconstitutional and is heading to court to challenge it.

President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Expropriation Bill into law on Thursday, paving the way for national, provincial governments and municipalities to expropriate private land.

While the DA is part of the government, it said on Friday that the signing of the new law was a direct attack on the constitutional rights of South Africans.

“We have obtained a legal opinion that the Expropriation Bill is unconstitutional. We will fight this dangerous legislation by every possible means, including in the courts. We will not stand by as the government seeks to undermine our rights and erode the rule of law,” DA spokesperson Willie Aucamp said in a statement.

One of the party’s