Da Opposes Expropriation Bill, Citing Unconstitutionality

The Democratic Alliance DA has voiced strong opposition to the Expropriation Bill, signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa this week, claiming the Act is unconstitutional.

DA leader John Steenhuisen stated during a media briefing in Cape Town that the African National Congress ANC has deviated from agreements made during the Government of National Unity GNU, emphasising that the DA joined the GNU to share power, not to be overruled.

The Government of National Unity is not a project of politicians. It gives expression to the will of the people, who clearly said they want parties to genuinely work together, in a spirit of mutual respect, to build South Africa. The DA continues to uphold our end of the bargain.

Steenhuisen in his letter to Ramaphosa yesterday stated that he noted a few objections.

To do so, I yesterday wrote to President Ramaphosa to Object in the strongest terms to the fact that he signed the Expropriation Act this week in contravention of a clear legal opinion, submitted by Minister Macpherson, that the Act is unconstitutional