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News24 | DA doesn't tackle nil compensation in Expropriation Act legal challenge

  • The Democratic Alliance has filed a legal challenge against the Expropriation Act, claiming it is unconstitutional and procedurally flawed, asking the court to declare the law invalid in its entirety.
  • DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille stated that only two of the seven provinces voted validly for the legislation, violating procedural requirements and the Constitution.
  • U.S. President Donald Trump has halted aid to South Africa, citing human rights violations and the Expropriation Act, which he claims allows for unjust land seizures from white farmers.
  • The South African Presidency acknowledged the DA's legal challenge, stating their legal team will review the case and respond according to established legal processes.
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News24 | DA doesn't tackle nil compensation in Expropriation Act legal challenge

As diplomatic tensions between the South African government and the US persist over the Expropriation Act and what US President Donald Trump described as "confiscation of land", the DA has escalated the matter to the judiciary.

·South Africa
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South African Opposition Sues over Expropriation Bill After Trump's Criticism

The main South African opposition party challenged the Expropriation Act after President Trump criticized it in an executive order last week.

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The South AfricanThe South African

Democratic Alliance seeks to annul SA's land Expropriation Act

The second-largest partner in South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU), the Democratic Alliance (DA), said on Monday it had launched a court bid to annul an “unconstitutional” land expropriation act that has sparked a major spat with US President Donald Trump. For the latest political news, bookmark The South African website’s dedicated section for free-to-read content President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a bill last month that stipulates t…

·Johannesburg, South Africa
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‘Unconstitutional’ and ‘procedurally flawed’, says Zille in Expropriation Act court challenge – The Mail & Guardian

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched a legal bid to overturn the newly inked Expropriation Act, arguing that it is unconstitutional and procedurally flawed. It has asked the court to declare the law invalid in its entirety. The party filed its application at the Western Cape high court on Friday, naming as respondents President Cyril Ramaphosa, DA Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson, the chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (N…

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South African Opposition Sues over Expropriation Bill After Trump’s Criticism | The Star News Network

Breitbart   The leading South African opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), has filed a lawsuit in a provincial court against the Expropriation Act, which U.S. President Donald Trump criticized in an executive order last week. As Breitbart News reported, Trump issued an executive order suspending aid to South Africa over its legislation allowing expropriation of property without compensation, as well as its attacks on Israel and suppor…

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South African Opposition Sues over Expropriation Bill After Trump’s Criticism - The Michigan Star

South African Opposition Sues over Expropriation Bill After Trump’s Criticism

·Lansing, United States
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