South Africa: Afriforum Considers Legal Action Against Parliament's Process to Amend Constitution

Lobby group AfriForum is considering taking legal action regarding the expropriation of land without compensation, the organisation said in a statement on Sunday.

AfriForum's deputy CEO Ernst Roets said the organisation had notified Parliament in writing that it would be consulting its legal team regarding declaring Parliament's process to amend Section 25 of the Constitution to empower the state to expropriate property without compensation, as illegal.

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