Constitutionally Speaking - This blog deals with political and social issues in South Africa, mostly from the perspective of Constitutional Law. Written by Pierre de Vos

It should be possible for citizens with radically different political views to have constructive discussions about the merits of the Expropriation Act. But this becomes difficult when criticisms are not fact based, or are just plain false.

When I heard that President Cyril Ramaphosa had signed the new Expropriation Act, I felt just a tad annoyed. Not only would I now feel obliged to study the details of the act (a boring and rather technical piece of legislation), it was also going to make it very difficult for me to stick to my New Year’s resolution to ignore (or at least not to respond to) any hysterical, uninformed, or legally questionable takes on constitutional law issues. (more…)