Comparative analysis of negotiating mandates on the Traditional Courts Bill At the negotiating mandate meeting of 12 February 2014, the Select Committee requested the parliamentary legal advisor to come up with a document that compares all the proposed amendments and would facilitate the clause-by-clause negotiation of the Bill. In this document, we argue: The negotiating …
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Feb 12 2014
NCOP in disarray about TCB
Today’s meeting about the Traditional Courts Bill (TCB) in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) indicated a Committee in deep disarray. The meeting was meant to discuss the negotiating mandates that the provinces have submitted with regard to the TCB. On the basis of the outcome of those negotiations the Bill would be referred back …
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Feb 04 2014
Government brushes aside submissions on Restitution Bill
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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