IN CONVERSATION WITH Ernst Van Zyl Head of Public Relations at Afriforum.

Good morning South Africa. A major legal battle is unfolding in the Western Cape High Court today as the Democratic Alliance, AfriForum, and the Institute of Race Relations challenge President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Expropriation Act. Signed into law in January 2025, the Act sets out rules for land expropriation without compensation, a move that has sparked heated debate across the country. AfriForum’s CEO Kallie Kriel says this fight is about protecting every citizen, not just landowners. He warns that ignoring property rights could lead South Africa down the same path as Zimbabwe, where land seizures enriched political elites but left ordinary people facing poverty, unemployment, and mass migration. Kriel insists the Act must be declared unconstitutional to prevent similar devastation here at home. Instagram · Twitter