The metro had initially earmarked the plot in Driefontein for housing development, but has now withdrawn the expropriation, citing an environmental assessment that deemed the site unsuitable for human ...
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Land expropriation without compensation: Ekurhuleni gets cold feet over test case
What was set to be South Africa’s first land expropriation without compensation test case has taken a dramatic turn.
On January 23, 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa signed an Expropriation Act. The law states that the government can legally take private property for public use — but also spells out ...
US President Donald Trump, right, and Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's president, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Photo: Jim Lo ...
US President Donald Trump’s assertions in an interview and on his social media platform Truth that the South African government is “confiscating land” has thrust into the spotlight President Cyril ...
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