EXPROPRIATION #5: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 25 OF THE CONSTITUTION, FEBRUARY 2020

INTRODUCTION This article is one in a series on expropriation that looks at some of the fundamental legal issues surrounding expropriation without compensation (“EWC”).  A list of the earlier articles in this series can be found at the end of this article. This instalment examines the proposed amendments to section 25 of the Constitution of
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Expropriation #4: The Expropriation Bill of 21 December 2018

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner and Anja van Wijk, Senior Associate   Introduction This article is one in a series on expropriation and looks at some of the fundamental legal issues surrounding expropriation without compensation (“EWC”). This article examines the content and potential legal impact of the newly published Expropriation Bill.   What is the Expropriation
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Expropriation #1: Amendments to Section 25?

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner and Anja van Wijk, Associate Introduction The threat of the apparent introduction of expropriation without compensation (“EWC”) into South African law is causing a lot of anxiety among many South Africans, particularly property owners. There are many controversial questions doing the rounds, some of which are (purposely) being sensationalized by the
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The debate over Expropriation without Compensation

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner and Tenielle Combrinck, Associate   Introduction This article explains what expropriation is in terms of South African Law, with reference to the current political environment and a focus on the present dispensation’s renewed vigor to speed up and enhance land redistribution and amend the Constitution to permit expropriation without compensation.  
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