Zuko Komisa

Civil rights organization AfriForum has launched a legal challenge in the North Gauteng High Court, seeking to declare the contentious Expropriation Act unconstitutional.
The organization argues that the Act, signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa on December 20, 2024, poses a significant threat to private property rights in South Africa.
AfriForum contends that the Act contains “serious flaws” and “inherent contradictions,” particularly highlighting Section 12(3).
This section allows for expropriation with nil compensation, which AfriForum believes opens the door to potential abuse of public power by any expropriating authority, including poorly managed local municipalities.
.@AfriForum teken hofstukke teen Onteieningswet
— AfriForum (@afriforum) May 21, 2025
Die regering se aksies het gevolge. STOP onteiening sonder vergoeding
VEG saam met @AfriForum teen die Onteieningswet – https://t.co/MLKc2guM8H@AfriForum het vandag ’n aansoek by die Noord-Gautengse hooggeregshof in Pretoria… pic.twitter.com/N35PgCco15
Ernst van Zyl, Head of Public Relations at AfriForum, emphasized that the ANC’s leadership has consistently stated the Act’s intention is to enable expropriation without compensation.
“We assured our members and the public at the beginning of the year that we would fight this dangerous act both domestically and internationally,” said Van Zyl, also noting the attention brought to the issue by US President Donald Trump.
He concluded that this court case represents AfriForum’s “most important local battle” in safeguarding private property rights.
READ NEXT: Godongwana to deliver budget today in third attempt



