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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Sep 09 2024
The new Land Court, a hope for land reform?
by Thandolwethu Nkopane “Isizathu sethu songavoti lilungelo lethu esingalifumaniyo” As millions of South Africans across the nation exercised their democratic right to vote, a small but determined community in Keiskammahoek, located in the Amathole district of the Eastern Cape, chose a different path. Rather than casting their ballots in the hope of electing a new government, they …
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Aug 15 2024
Mafia State: Richards Bay Minerals pushes back, but the war is far from over
By Greg Ardé and Sam Sole for amaBhungane Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) pays annual taxes of R1-billion and estimates its economic impact at R8-billion a year, with R1.5-billion going to local businesses in 2021. This huge pot of cash exercises an extraordinary pull on good and bad actors in the surrounding community – as well …
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Aug 15 2024
This is what kings, queens and traditional leaders get paid in South Africa in 2024
By Government Staff Writer President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially declared the salaries and allowances of traditional leaders and members of traditional houses for 2024.
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Jul 22 2024
No end in sight to dispute over appointment of AmaMpondo acting royalty
By LULAMILE FENI The AmaMpondo will have to wait a little longer to regain royal stability as neither of the two feuding parties — the Marhelane and AmaFaku royal families — has been ruled an authentic and legitimate structure to identify an acting king/queen.
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