# Rise Mzansi says the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has not expropriated any land between 2014 and last year. In a written Parliamentary reply, minister Dean Macpherson confirmed the department has only assisted Eskom in expropriating 27 properties for powerlines, with nearly three-million-rand paid in compensation. Rise Mzansi’s Makashule Gana rejects claims of widespread expropriation, accusing Solidarity and AfriForum of spreading misinformation and causing unnecessary fear:
Rise Mzansi dispels misleading claims on land expropriation by Public Works [SOUND]
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