THE EXPROPRIATION BILL IS SO WIDE IT’S OPEN TO ABUSE
2024-04-11
The FW de Klerk Foundation outlines the absence of clear definitions in the Expropriation Bill and the potential implications of this.
The FW de Klerk Foundation outlines the absence of clear definitions in the Expropriation Bill and the potential implications of this.
The Foundation notes with concern that the notice gazetted by the Films and Publications Board, on 22 March, appears to be based on a misapplication of the Act and exceeds the power conferred to the FPB by the Act.
On 22 March 2024, the Films and Publications Board gazetted a notice identifying “disinformation”, “misinformation” and “fake news” as “harmful or disturbing” and concluded that it was “prohibited content” in terms of the Films and Publications Act, 1996.
The Expropriation Bill, legalising expropriation without compensation, poses a grave threat to South Africa’s economy and the most vulnerable in society.
On Tuesday, 19 March 2024, Parliament’s second house, the National Council of Provinces, passed a version of the Expropriation Bill which allows for expropriation without compensation.
In a letter to the Department of Home Affairs, former President Mbeki criticised the DHA’s White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection for containing serious inconsistencies and omissions. Public participation in policy and law creation usually exposes flaws in laws, which begs the question: Was public participation meaningful considered?
The Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee working on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (“the GILAB”) has been granted an extension until 22 March 2024.
Parliament is currently considering the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill which poses a significant threat to the rights and freedoms of South Africans.
Today, Parliament heard the FW de Klerk Foundation’s oral submission on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (“the GILAB”).