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IN THE NEWS: 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 articles have been written on the court victory, and can be accessed below.

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EDITORIAL: Public participation is key

By Business Day Live A rocket from the Constitutional Court is well deserved. Parliament must do better.

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Download here: Land Conference 2023 Report

By LARC In late August 2022, LARC, ARD, PLAAS, LRC and SWOP hosted a three-day hybrid conference across three provinces in South Africa and multiple countries online.

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Massive victory for rural democracy – Constitutional Court strikes down TKLA

By LARC On 30 May 2023, the Constitutional Court of South Africa declared the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act 3 of 2019 as being invalid.

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Anger at mining project

By Zama Ngcoya Melmoth residents fear their livelihoods may be threatened by iron ore mining which is expected to take place there.

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