The discovery of minerals can be more of a curse than a blessing for rural communities with a history of living on – and off – the land of their ancestors. Since the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act separated the ownership of minerals from the ownership of the surface soil, communities in South Africa’s …
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Jun 15 2015
Communal Land Tenure Policy Undermines Rights of Ordinary People*
It has been a big month for advocates of communal land tenure rights. But the struggle is nowhere near over. On 28 May, the Constitutional Court heard an important case that inevitably will set an important precedent concerning the right of groups to hold land within the boundaries of the former homelands. And on the …
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Apr 10 2015
RWAR on Morning Live’s Discussion on Land
On 16 March 2015, Dr Aninka Claassens of the Rural Women’s Action Research Programme, ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe, CEO of AgriSA Hans Van der Merwe and Dr Mandla Buthelezi of African Farmer Association of South Africa were Morning Live’s to discuss the issue of land reform in South Africa. Below are the links to the videos, in four parts: …
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Apr 10 2015
A struggle in vain: a labour tenant’s story
His name means Struggle, and despite turning 101 in January, Zabalaza Mshengu is still struggling to get government to process his legal claim to the land where he hopes to live out the time he has left. From his derelict home on a commercial farm near Ashburton KwaZulu Natal, Mshengu points across the N3, shaking …
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Mar 09 2015
CLS comment on President Zuma’s address to NHOTL
President Jacob Zuma gave his annual address to the National House of Traditional Leaders on Thursday (March 5, 2014). Deviating from his prepared notes, the President repeated problematic statements he has made before regarding land restitution. Traditional leaders were again strongly encouraged to combine resources and hire lawyers to claim land on behalf of communities [read …
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