ANC warns of action against ministers not supporting Expropriation Act

By Simon Nare

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula has defended the signing of the Expropriation Bill into law and warned that steps will be taken against any minister who does not implement government policies.

Speaking ahead of the ANC national executive committee lekgotla, Mbalula accused the DA of trying to manipulate the Government of National Unity to not implement an Act that was passed in the National Assembly.

He said the DA was part of the process in the National Assembly were the Bill was debated and passed, and now it was acting as if the Act was something new.

He warned that any minister who was not going to implement government laws or policies was going to be held accountable.

“Once the Act is an Act, as a minister you have to implement it, otherwise we will take you to task for non-implementation of the Act. We will take