'Reword Expropriation Act'

AFFIDAVIT: KEY SECTIONS CONTRADICTORY, SUGGEST CIRCULAR PROCESS, SAYS RAMAPHOSA

- Jarryd Westerdale

Britain's King Charles III visits Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester yesterday. On 2 October, an attacker drove a car into a crowd outside before going on a stabbing spree. Picture: AFP

(AFP)

A key section of the Expropriation Act might need to be reworded after President Cyril Ramaphosa admitted it had a contradiction in terms.

The disputed clause relates to the terms of engagement between the state and private citizens looking to defend their property expropriation.

The DA launched an application in the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town in February to challenge certain sections of Act, notably Section 19.

AfriForum on Sunday released Ramaphosa’s responding affidavits and is adamant that the Act should now be sent back to parliament to review.