Democratic Alliance Expected To Meet With Cyril Ramaphosa To Discuss Expropriation Act

• The president of the Democratic Alliance, John Steenhuisen, will sit down with President Cyril Ramaphosa
• They will meet to discuss the Expropriation Act, which the party has opposed
• The DA has also accused the African National Congress's president of not informing its Government of National Unity partners of his intention to sign the bill into law

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered policy changes, cabinet reshuffles, the State of the Nation Address, Parliament and Parliamentary committees, politician-related news and elections at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for over seven years.

JOHANNESBURG — The Democratic Alliance (DA) president John Steenhuisen will meet President Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss the Expropriation Act which he signed into law.

What will the meeting be about?

Steenhuisen addressed the media in Johannesburg on 28 January 2026 after its Federal Council met on Monday. The DA leader said he expects that the meeting could happen on the same day. He asserted that the DA will not be taken for granted and will not be reduced to being spectators.

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Recently, the African National Congress doubled down on its Expropriation Act stance. The party's spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, said fair processes were followed before the bill was signed into law. The bill seeks, among others, to expropriate land for the public good. A provision for nil compensation is given in the event the state and a property owner do not reach an agreement on the compensation.

Opposition to the Expropriation Act signing

• The Democratic Alliance, the MK Party and the Economic Freedom Fighters rejected the Expropriation Act in its current form
• In particular, party member and the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson said he would not implement the law's nil-compensation clause
• The DA slammed the African National Congress for not consulting with its Government of National Unity partners before signing the Act into law

South Africans shared their opinions

Netizens commenting on Facebook discussed the DA's intention.

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Sfiso Outoman said:

"what has been signed cannot be reversed."

Hanong Christopher said:

"We don't want expropriation but repossession."

L.J Mamashila said:

"I hope that meeting won't happen. The president has important things like bringing back the soldiers from the DA."

Mvelo Madlisa Mvundla said:

"They must take guns and go to the DRC."

Zukisa Solo said:

"Ramaphosa has no time for boys."

EFF will defend the Expropriation Act against FF+

In a related article, Briefly News reported that the Economic Freedom Fighters said it is willing to defend the Act against the Freedom Front Plus. The party's leader Julius Malema said it will defend against any right-wing political party.

The Freedom Front Plus invited other dissatisfied parties to join it in litigation against the Bill. Malema said even though the EFF does not support the Act in its current form, it is prepared to fight the Freedom Front Plus for the Act.

Source: Briefly News