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By Stephen Grootes The recent actions of US President Donald Trump against South Africa and comments by AfriForum suggest the issue of land and expropriation will once again dominate our politics — but not as intensely as when the ANC was divided on the issue.
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.customcontested.co.za/land-expropriation-debate-is-back-but-its-more-muted-despite-trumps-efforts/
By Paddy Harper Parliament’s land reform portfolio committee wants to meet King MisuZulu ka Zwelithini to resolve the “crisis” caused by the breakdown in relations between him and the Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB).
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By Ed Stoddard This is a fairly rare project for the Australian-listed company to undertake, but looming supply deficits mean the timing could be perfect.
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.customcontested.co.za/southern-palladium-bets-on-platinums-future-new-mine-planned-despite-market-pressures/
By Naledi Sikhakhane For more than a decade, residents of a KwaZulu-Natal community have been opposing mining giant Jindal’s plans for an opencast iron ore mine, which would see 350 families evicted from their homes.
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.customcontested.co.za/i-want-to-die-before-they-take-this-land-residents-fear-eviction-after-mining-company-reapplies-for-opencast-mine/
by Ramabina Mahapa During much of the 20th century many SA mineworkers who died on duty were buried informally, often without appropriate ceremony, on the mine’s properties by their colleagues or hired diggers.
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.customcontested.co.za/confronting-the-legacy-of-deceased-miners-in-unmarked-graves/