Fate of White South Africans in Question as Government Moves Towards Land Expropriation

Farm worker Mogoala Justice Ratalele stands near his boss farmer Hans Bergmann after an incident in which he was held at gunpoint. A long campaign of violence against the country's farmers, who are largely white, has inflamed political and racial tensions nearly a quarter-of-a-century after the fall of apartheid. / AFP PHOTO / GULSHAN KHAN Photo credit should read GULSHAN KHAN/AFP/Getty Images

Whites in South Africa face uncompensated land seizure, as recently amended by law—a move drawing comparisons to early Zimbabwe, and putting the fate of South Africa’s white population in question.

The South African Parliament recently passed a motion to amend laws so that land could be taken from white farmers without compensation, although a committee will review the decision and is expected to report back by Aug. 30, The Independent reported.