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R462m ‘megafarm’ land reform project in disarray after North West department fails to release funding

By Magnificent Mndebele 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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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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South Africa community members decry traditional leaders’ power amid mine plans

By Dimitri Selibas 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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LARC LAND SYMPOSIUM: The Anni(misery) of the Land Act of 1913: marking an inherited loss

Date: Thursday, 22 June 2023 Time: 13h00 – 17h30 (online event begins at 14h00) Venue: ISivivana Centre, 8 Mzala Street (Corner of Mzala & Julius Tsholo Streets, Khayelitsha) Join virtually: https://tinyurl.com/LARC-Symposium

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MEDIA INTERVIEWS: TKLA Judgement

On 30 May 2023, the Constitutional Court declared the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act 3 of 2019 unconstitutional and invalid based on Parliament’s failure to conduct reasonable public participation. Various media interviews have been conducted about the court victory, and can be accessed below.

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