Political parties divided over the signing of the Expropriation Act

CAPE TOWN - Parties are divided over the signing of the Expropriation Bill into law by the president, with some threatening legal action.

While the likes of the ANC, the GOOD Party and Rise Mzansi are all for the new legislation, the DA, FF Plus, IFP and the official opposition, MK Party, have all rejected the decision.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday signed the bill, which sets out how organs of state may expropriate land in the public interest for varied reasons.

DA leader John Steenhuisen will on Saturday address the media on his party’s response to the new act.

The party will also address what it calls the "ANC’s agenda to force into effect" the National Health Insurance and the impact these have on the unity of Government of National Unity (GNU).

"The leader of the DA John Steenhuisen will outline the next steps in response to this deeply concerning development," said party spokesperson Willie Aucamp.

FF Plus leader Pieter Groenewald said they would challenge the constitutionality of the law in the Constitutional Court and would call for an amendment bill, should it be found unconstitutional.

Meanwhile, the IFP said it rejected the enactment of the bill, saying it "undermines the spirit of consensus and collaboration", which is central in the GNU framework.