South Africa May Soon Take Land Without Compensation

But one farmer says that the troubled republic faces bigger immediate challenges

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures as he addresses Africa National Congress (ANC) delegates at the National Recreation Center in Johannesburg on July 29, 2022, during the first day of the party's National Policy Conference. Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images

South Africa’s National Assembly passed legislation on Sept. 28 that would allow the government to seize land without paying the owners, a practice known as “expropriation without compensation.”

“This thing is emotional. We cannot deny it,” South African farmer Herman J. Roos said in a Sept. 29 message to The Epoch Times.