Playing catch up with the land question was the reason for the Expropriation Bill which, understandably, is scaring many people. Ditto with the land question: It was only when organisations like the EFF started making it the main plank of their own strategy that the ANC was forced to take stock. Playing catch up with the land question was the reason for the Expropriation Bill which, understandably, is scaring many people. That’s why we welcome the fact that the matter goes before the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town today. Our judges are our last line of defence against capricious and unconstitutional laws.