Although many people have questioned the government’s decision to re-open restitution claims – saying that the Restitution Amendment Bill will not effectively deal with land dispossession and land hunger – the government is hell-bent on passing the Bill anyway. Over the course of the past three months, people have attended public hearings around the country …
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Jan 22 2014
The long shadow of apartheid legislation
New and proposed legislation does not alleviate the most pressing challenges that people in rural areas face. Instead, these laws intensify existing struggles. This was the outcome of discussions at a workshop attended by 50 people from across North West province, representing communal property associations (CPAs), land buyers’ associations and other local organising bodies. The …
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Jan 14 2014
Empty promises accompany Restitution Bill as public hearings re-commence
Media release by the Centre for Law & Society January 13, 2014, marks the second leg of the public hearings on the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform is promising people that this new bill will bring them land and relief from hardship. However, the public …
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Dec 09 2013
TCB: People in rural areas demand full rights, as enjoyed by their urban counterparts
Before the current irregular round of public hearings on the Traditional Court Bill (TCB), two other rounds took place at which the overwhelming majority of participants had already rejected the Bill – as they still do. Across sectors and geographic regions, both at provincial and national level public hearings as held in 2008 and 2012 …
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Nov 22 2013
Third round of hearings on the TCB fails to change minds
MEDIA RELEASE by the Alliance for Rural Democracy November 22, 2013 The public hearings convened by the Portfolio Committee on Local Government and Traditional Affairs of the North West Legislature on Thursday 21 October 2013 resulted in another resounding rejection of the Traditional Courts Bill (TCB). The committee conducted hearings simultaneously in Zeerust, Wolmaransstad, Moretele …
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