
Pretoria To Engage Washington On Expropriation Act: Lamola
Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola says South Africa has noted with concern the comments by the President of the United States Donald Trump on the Expropriation Act .
It was signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa a few weeks ago to deal with the long-standing issue of land in South Africa.
President Trump raised concerns about this Act , saying without citing evidence, that South Africa is confiscating land and certain classes of people were being treated very badly.
Lamola says Pretoria will engage Washington on the matter.
"We are a constitutional democracy and expropriation law that has been referenced to is not an exception. Many parts of the world do have expropriation laws that are used in the public interest and for public purposes. The government uses from time to time in the national interests and the public interest and this is what the law is about."