Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson confirmed R1.66 million spent on legal counsel defending the Expropriation Act’s constitutionality in the Western Cape High Court.
The 2025 Act allows “just and equitable” compensation, potentially nil in rare cases, and is challenged by AfriForum, IRR, and DA.
Costs cover junior and senior counsel for three consolidated applications and a related Liberty Fighters Network case.
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Apartheid archive A dangerous expropriation strategy: The Driefontein case shows the government's expropriation strategy: 1️⃣ Expropriate property 2️⃣ Refuse compensation 3️⃣ Use lawfare to delay and exhaust owners 4️⃣ Wait for the new 2024 Expropriation Act to take effect…
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