By Akani Nkuna
Sakeliga has announced its strong opposition to the Expropriation Act, vowing to challenge the legislation through legal and advocacy efforts to protect property rights and prevent government overreach in expropriation matters.
Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux claimed on Tuesday that the Act aimed to help the government significantly expand expropriation, often without compensation or at non-market rates, to increase state property ownership.
He said it encouraged lawlessness in a country already facing high crime rates and land grabs. This threatened South Africa’s economic stability and violated the Constitution, and, therefore, must be opposed.
“Publicly, these acts are defended with an appeal to the public interest and supporting flourishing black communities, but in practice, the proceeds of this economic extraction are enjoyed at public expense by a limited, government-connected group. As a consequence – and given the integrated nature of the economy – virtually everyone is harmed through
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