The Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched a legal challenge against South Africa's newly enacted Expropriation Act, arguing that it is unconstitutional and riddled with procedural irregularities. The party filed its application at the Western Cape high court, naming President Cyril Ramaphosa and other key government officials as respondents.
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“They voted in terms of final mandates that were issued contrary to the Constitution. This renders the Act unconstitutional in its entirety.” Said Zille: “… it is absurd to require parties to approach a court for the determination of compensation within 180 days of the notice of expropriation. The 180-day period after the service of a notice of expropriation will never commence before a party approaches a court.
It has also garnered the ire of United States President Donald Trump, who has halted aid to the country in a bid to “address serious human rights violations occurring in South Africa”. “The United States will establish a plan to resettle disfavoured minorities in South Africa discriminated against because of their race as refugees.”
In a press release announcing the legal challenge on Monday, Zille said: “We have not forgotten that the apartheid government used similar powers to forcibly remove communities from their land, often with inadequate compensation or none at all.
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