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Afriforum NPC v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others (Economic Freedom Fighters Intervening) (2025/016193 ; 2025/072494 ; 2025/071795 ; 2025/156411) [2026] ZAWCHC 218 (12 May 2026)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
WESTERN CAPE DIVISION, CAPE TOWN
JUDGMENT
Case Numbers: 2025-016193; 2025-072494; 2025-071795; 2025-156411
[...parties: AfriForum NPC; Democratic Alliance; Vaderland Stigting; IRR Legal NPC; EFF (intervening); President; Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure; Speaker of the NA; Chairperson of the NCOP; Speakers of the nine provincial legislatures...]
Coram: GOLIATH, DJP
Heard: 02 March 2026
Delivered: 12 May 2026

ORDER
1. The applicant, Emperor Thembu 2nd Votani Majola is admitted as amicus curiae in terms of Rule 16A of the Uniform Rules of Court in the matter of Democratic Alliance v Minister of Public Works and Others, Case number 2025-016193.
2. Emperor Thembu 2nd Votani Majola is given leave to file written submissions no later than 15 July 2026 and present oral argument at the hearing of the main matter.
3. There shall be no order as to costs in the intervention application of Emperor Thembu 2nd Votani Majola.
4. The EFF is granted leave to intervene in the application under the case number 2025-156411 and is joined as the sixth respondent in the application.
5. The EFF is granted leave to file an answering affidavit within 15 days from the date of this order to the founding affidavit of AfriForum in the main application and to the founding affidavit of IRR LEGAL NPC, which has been joined as the second applicant in AfriForum's main application.
6. AfriForum and IRR LEGAL NPC shall be entitled to file a replying affidavit to the EFF's answering affidavit.
7. EFF is given leave to file written submissions no later than 15 July 2026 and present oral argument at the hearing of the main matter.
8. There shall be no order as to costs in the intervention application of the EFF.
9. The application to strike out is dismissed with no order as to costs.

JUDGMENT
GOLIATH, DJP
[1] This matter has its genesis in various applications by multiple applicants to be admitted as amicus curiae in the matter of AfriForum NPC v the President of South Africa and 3 Others in which it challenges the constitutionality of the Expropriation Act, 13 of 2024, together with further and ancillary relief. Similar applications were launched by the Democratic Alliance ("DA") under case number: 2025-016193 and the Vaderland Stigting under case number: 2025-071795. [...]