The DA wants the high court in Cape Town to declare the contentious Expropriation Act invalid in its entirety.

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DA files court papers to challenge ‘irrational’, ‘unconstitutional’ Expropriation Act

A law is intended to correct the unequal distribution of land from the time of apartheid in South Africa, whereas the second largest coalition party takes action.

Ein Gesetz soll die ungleiche Landverteilung aus der Zeit der Apartheid in Südafrika korrigieren. Die zweitstärkste Koalitionspartei geht dagegen vor.

Südafrika: Südafrikas Koalitionspartei klagt gegen Enteignungsgesetz

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South Africa: South Africa's Coalition Party sues expropriation law

With expert support, the DA’s case against the Land Expropriation Act focuses on unlawful mandates and irregularities in the voting process.

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Expropriation Act not a done deal as DA has ‘strong case’

By Zukile Majova
The DA has launched an urgent court challenge against new law allowing government to take land without always paying for it. 
Helen Zille warns the law gives the government the same powers the apartheid regime used to steal land from black South Africans. The DA has launched an urgent court challenge to stop what it calls “a dangerous land grab law” signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa. DA Federal Chairperson Helen Zille went to …

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DA takes Ramaphosa's 'land grab law' to court

Breitbart   The leading South African opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), has filed a lawsuit in a provincial court against the Expropriation Act, which U.S. President Donald Trump criticized in an executive order last week. As Breitbart News reported, Trump issued an executive order suspending aid to South Africa over its legislation allowing expropriation of… The post South African Opposition Sues over Expropriation Bill After Trum…

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South African Opposition Sues over Expropriation Bill After Trump’s Criticism - The Pennsylvania Daily Star

Martin van Staden’s screed, The Expropriation Act is necessarily unconstitutional’ published in the opinion section on the Mail & Guardian’s website on 29 January, is wrong.  He alleges that the concept of “nil compensation” is an instance of parliament acting in fraudem legis (in fraud of the law), seeking to subvert the Constitution by setting up “a legalistic and formalistic ‘simulation’ to obscure and hide the substance or reality” of what i…

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Expropriation Act: Van Staden misrepresents the Constitution and the law – The Mail & Guardian

Helen Zille discusses the DA’s legal challenge to the Expropriation Act, warning of economic risks and threats to property rights.

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Helen Zille: DA has filed to have "unconstitutional" Expropriation Act nullified

South Africa’s second-largest coalition partner, the Democratic Alliance (DA), is seeking to annul the newly signed land expropriation law, calling it unconstitutional. The bill, signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, allows the government to expropriate property without compensation under certain conditions. The law has sparked international controversy, particularly from U.S. President Donald Trump, who claims it could lead to land seizures from…

DA files court papers to challenge ‘irrational’, ‘unconstitutional’ Expropriation Act

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