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By LARC The Learning Edition, season 4, episode 13. In this episode, Dr. Qinisani Qwabe is in conversation with Mr Ncedo Mngqibisa, a researcher from the University of Cape Town’s Land and Accountability Research Centre (LARC).
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.customcontested.co.za/south-africas-land-question-beyond-the-headlines-with-dr-q/
By Setumo Stone The Supreme Court of Appeal judgment last week highlighted systemic failures in the administration of traditional leadership disputes under the North West Traditional Leadership and Governance Act.
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.customcontested.co.za/court-rebukes-north-west-govt-for-overreach-in-bakgatla-chieftaincy/
By Willem Phungula KwaZulu-Natal Treasury, the funder of the Zulu kingdom’s cultural events, has poured cold water on the proposed monthly R10 contribution from Zulu people to make King Misuzulu and the royal family financially independent from the government.
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.customcontested.co.za/king-misuzulus-plan-for-r10-collection-from-zulus-is-not-permissible-says-treasury/
By Naledi Sikhakhane An organisation that primarily focuses on farming as a means to food security and upskilling has had to add the fight against gender-based violence because of its prevalence in rural communities.
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.customcontested.co.za/rural-nonprofit-boosts-fight-against-gender-based-violence-and-femicide-scourge-in-eastern-cape/
By Tony Carnie The court order follows an April 2023 knobkerrie assault on activist and Goldman Prize winner Nonhle Mbuthuma and fellow women residents while attempting to halt building work inside the protected coastal zone.
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.customcontested.co.za/makhanda-high-court-orders-immediate-halt-to-illegal-wild-coast-building/