Expropriation Bill poses serious threat to property ownership rights
3 February 2021
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has serious concerns about the Expropriation Bill that is currently before Parliament. This Bill, for which public participation has been extended to 28 February 2020, contains sections that could disenfranchise owners of all types of property in South Africa, not just landowners or farmers.
The Expropriation Bill has been a source of contention since its inception and has remained so through the many reviews and amendments through the years.
Here are some of the DA’s concerns with the Expropriation Bill:
The Bill has a list of five circumstances under which nil compensation could be paid with clear indications that the list could be extended ad infinitum at government’s will.