By Johnathan Paoli
Civil rights organisation AfriForum has launched a legal challenge against the controversial Expropriation Act, calling for certain sections to be declared unconstitutional.
It argues that they undermine the fundamental right to private property in South Africa.
Launching the application in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, AfriForum spokesperson Ernst van Zyl described the law as giving virtually every government entity the power to take property without paying for it, including municipalities that were already riddled with inefficiency and corruption.
“We assured our members and the public at the beginning of the year that we would fight this dangerous act both domestically and internationally.
“The spotlight that US President Donald Trump has so far placed on the threat this act poses to private property rights in South Africa is a welcome development. AfriForum’s court case, in which we will test the constitutionality of the expropriation act, is
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