South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a bill allowing land seizures by the state without compensation - a move that has put him at odds with some members of his government.



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Some parties in the coalition government are considering going to court to challenge the law.

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Cyril Ramaphosa signs expropriation bill in South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Expropriation Bill into law, which provides for the expropriation of land with nil compensation.

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a bill allowing land seizures by the state without compensation, a decision that has put him at odds with some members of his government. Black people only own a small fraction of farmland nationwide more than 30 years after the end of the racist system of […] The post South African president signs controversial land seizure law first appeared on The Zambian Observer.

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The Presidency said land cannot be expropriated without it being in the public interest.

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Contentious law sets out how and why  state may expropriate land

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Ramaphosa signs ‘nil compensation’ Expropriation Bill into law

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law a bill that will allow the government to seize land without having to pay compensation, which some in the government say is a threat to private ownership.The law, which replaces the pre-democratic Expropriation Act of 1975, "outlines how expropriation can be done and on what basis" by the state, the government says, according to the BBC. Ramaphosa's party, the African National Congress, or …

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South African president signs controversial land seizure bill, eroding private property rights

President of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) and Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Mzwanele Nyhontso says the recently signed Expropriation Act is a step in the right direction in government’s efforts to restore the dignity of landless black people. He was speaking to the SABC on the sidelines of his party’s three day National Executive Committee meeting which started in Johannesburg on Friday. The Act paves the way for …

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