Bank statements and financial reports obtained by amaBhungane suggest that the four former committee members tapped into the CPA’s resources in problematic ways that went beyond their purview, a view bolstered by allegations of their poor performance.
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Nov 13 2023
LARC Lunchtime Seminar: 16 November 2023
By LARC
Traditional Authority and Public Participation: The Quality of Representative and Participatory Democracy in Rural South Africa
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Oct 10 2023
The Ingonyama Trust – time to focus on the beneficiaries
By Janet Bellamy and Sithembiso Gumbi
The Ingonyama Trust was formed in 1994, just a day before the first democratic elections in South Africa.
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Sep 27 2023
DMRE rejects West Coast prospecting bid over lack of environmental impact planning
By John Yeld
The department’s refusal of an environmental application for prospecting signals a shift towards more rigorous scrutiny of mining and prospecting applications to protect the region’s pristine environment.
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Sep 18 2023
South Africa community members decry traditional leaders’ power amid mine plans
MAKHASANENI, South Africa — In a village in the rolling hills of grassland, woodlands and scattered homesteads in South Africa’s picturesque KwaZulu-Natal province, a broil between traditional leaders and community members is playing out.
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