Aninka Claassens has been engaged in the struggle for land rights in South Africa since the early 1980s.
06 Feb 2019
by Dr. Aninka Claassens
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Archive: Opinion
06 Feb 2019
by Nokwanda Sihlali
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A reflection on the lived experiences of womxn in rural KwaZulu-Natal living under Ingonyama Trust
The idea that womxn in rural spaces are the least resistant is a definite misperception when you look at some of the changes that have been negotiated since 1994 during which time some of the most significant changes have been precipitated […]
15 Jan 2019
by Andrew Bennie
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Mining will not bring jobs to Xolobeni
Through farming, many Amadiba coastal residents are not just surviving, but flourishing. Together with greater potential for integration with ecological integrity, this is the kind of work that should be supported in a climate change world. But the Amadiba are […]
12 Dec 2018
by Monica de Souza Louw
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Parliament’s final push on dangerous traditional leadership bills
The recognition of traditional communities in the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill comes with baggage. The “traditional communities” recognised in the TKLB are those previously called “tribes” under colonialism and apartheid. Tribal authorities were established for them in terms of […]
10 Dec 2018
by Dr. Aninka Claassens
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Mining – Giving the Power the People
The response by Minerals Minister Gwede Mantashe to two recent judgments about mining and the land rights of people living in the former homelands has been instructive.
19 Nov 2018
by Nokwanda Sihlali
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Rural women fight for the right to own ‘their’ land
South Africa’s constitutional watchdog, backed by several brave rural women from KwaZulu-Natal, went to court this week in a bid to stop King Goodwill Zwelithini’s Ingonyama Trust turning land owners into tenants.
19 Nov 2018
by Zenande Booi
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Owners made tenants by the Ingonyama Trust
King Goodwill Zwelithini’s Ingonyama Trust returns just 11 to 16 cents of every R100 it collects in rentals to his luckless tenants for the development and administration of the land they once called their own. He keeps the rest for […]
19 Nov 2018
by Zenande Booi
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Top court’s ruling restores rights of landholders violated by mining giants
The Lesetlheng community’s victory against mining interests signals a start to the recognition of land rights of which SA’s oppressed people had been deprived for generations.
05 Nov 2018
by Dr. Aninka Claassens
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Maledu judgment victory for the Constitution over mining evictions
The Constitutional Court ruled unanimously last week that mining and the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) cannot trump the constitutional rights of the 17-million South Africans living in former homeland areas.
03 Oct 2018
by Amanda Khoza
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‘Motlanthe agents’ protest customary taxes
A group of community members living in Dlovinga village in Izingolweni on KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast have been labelled “Kgalema Motlanthe agents” for challenging the levy fees and taxes imposed by their local chief.