Despite concerns raised by investors, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday that government was ready to table an  expropriation bill outlining the circumstances under which expropriation of land without compensation would be permissible.

“Government stands ready — following the completion of the parliamentary process to amend section 25 of the constitution — to table an Expropriation Bill that outlines the circumstances under which expropriation of land without compensation would be permissible,” Ramaphosa said in his state of the nation address...

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