Some opposition parties on Wednesday in Parliament accused the ANC of misleading the public and wanting to use the bill as a land reform instrument and an electioneering tool.
CAPE TOWN - Opposition parties want President Cyril Ramaphosa to test the Expropriation Bill in the Constitutional Court before signing it into law.
The Expropriation Bill provides for property to be expropriated without compensation if it's in the public interest. “The ANC has attempted to continue its obsession with expropriation without compensation through an ordinary bill, which is effectively an attempt to expropriate through the back door.”
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