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South Africa’s Unity Government Faces Rift Over Land Expropriation Law

outh African President Cyril Ramaphosa. ©Planetpix/Alamy Live News
  • President Ramaphosa signs Expropriation Bill allowing land seizures without compensation in certain cases.
  • Coalition partners threaten legal action, raising fears for the unity government’s stability.

Johannesburg, South Africa – South Africa’s government of national unity faces fresh turmoil after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the controversial Expropriation Bill into law. The legislation grants the Minister of Public Works the power to expropriate land or property deemed to be in the public interest, including provisions for expropriation without compensation in specific circumstances.

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