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AfriForum's CEO dismisses political party rumours while maintaining higher aspirations beyond party politics, but political analysts suggest the organisation's deep involvement in South African politics could naturally lead to party formation.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has strongly condemned AfriForum's diplomatic mission to Washington DC, warning that seeking foreign intervention in South African affairs threatens national unity and undermines domestic conflict resolution.
In his response to the SONA Debate, President Ramaphosa assured the nation that apartheid-era forced removals would not happen under the new Expropriation Act.
EFF President Julius Malema told Ramaphosa in Parliament during that State of the Nation Address (SONA) debate on Tuesday that the US was using the Act to fight South Africa for defending Palestine and taking Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the atrocities against the people of Gaza.
Helen Zille accuses ANC of unconstitutionality in Expropriation Act as DA files court challenge.
The land remembers. And when it is taken back, it will be by force of history, by force of justice, by force of a people who refuse to be enslaved yet again, writes Gillian Schutte.
On Thursday, IOL reported that President Cyril Ramaphosa aimed at US President Donald Trump, telling him that South Africa will not be bullied following his comments on the land issue. Now he plans behind closed doors talks with Rwandan President Paul Kagame over the conflict in DRC.
The issue of land expropriation gained widespread attention following a statement from former US President Donald Trump, who threatened to suspend funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to South Africa, pending an investigation into allegations of land expropriation.
Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said that President Cyril Ramaphosa intends to welcome in a state visit ahead of the G20 summit. South Africa will hold the summit in November this year. The US will hold it in 2026
In a bid to clarify what it described as “misconceptions”, the DA said the Expropriation Act does require fair compensation for legitimate expropriations in terms of Section 25 of the Constitution. This comes as a firestorm rages over US President Donald Trump's assertion that land is being 'confiscated'.
President Cyril Ramaphosa's office firmly rejects Donald Trump's claims of land confiscation, asserting South Africa's commitment to constitutional democracy and the rule of law.
Ronald Lamola diplomatically counters Donald Trump's threats to cut funding to South Africa, urging a deeper understanding of the nation's policies amid ongoing land reform debates.
AfriForum vows to protect private property rights through legal action against the government's Expropriation Act.
South Africa lacks hope, vision, inspirational leadership, innovation and seriousness for it to qualify as a nation, says the writer.
Macpherson’s comments on X come after President Cyril Ramaphosa officially signed the Expropriation Bill into law on Thursday.
Instead of drawing upon the skills of someone with enormous experience in this area, Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen appointed a … podbro?
According to the DA, any attempt to re-open the land matter would create economic instability, adding that they would “strongly” oppose it.
APC leader Themba Godi said Motsoko Pheko believed in the resolution of the land question.
Former PAC leader Motsoko Pheko has died and he served the party for many years.
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza said they would spend more billions in the next five years on the land reform programme.
In a sweeping move aimed at rectifying historical injustices, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have revealed an extensive strategy to tackle South Africa's contentious land question.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for building a land management system that is more efficiently linked to macroeconomic policies and regional development, to improve the accuracy and efficiency in the allocation and utilization of the land factor.
Minister Thoko Didiza said that between 2019 and 2023, a total of 1,494 claims were settled and R22. 5 billion has been spent on beneficiaries who elected for financial compensation.
EFF leader Julius Malema said the ANC had hijacked his party’s motion to amend Section 25 of the Constitution for the expropriation of land without compensation.
The EFF support increased from 6. 35% in the 2014 general elections to 10. 80% in the 2019 elections.