By Sunday World A significant protest by land rights activists went by without much fanfare in Polokwane on the night of June 18. While the eyes, ears and minds of South Africans were focused on the outcomes of the government of national unity talks, a group of activists staged a peaceful night vigil at the …
Category: Opinion
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Jul 08 2024
Opinion | It’s about people’s rights
By Nokwanda Sihlali Zulu King Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini invited amakhosi to an imbizo last month to discuss “the serious threats of survival of the Ingonyama Trust amid continued efforts to take away land under control of amakhosi, who hold this land in trust on behalf of the Zulu people”.
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Apr 24 2024
The government should not blame the Mogale judgment for Khoi-San Commission struggles
By Monica de Souza Louw Pitting groups who are trying to assert their constitutional rights and traditional identities against one another not only threatens social cohesion, but also resembles divide-and-rule tactics used by the colonial and apartheid governments.
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Oct 10 2023
The Ingonyama Trust – time to focus on the beneficiaries
By Janet Bellamy and Sithembiso Gumbi The Ingonyama Trust was formed in 1994, just a day before the first democratic elections in South Africa.
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Sep 27 2023
DMRE rejects West Coast prospecting bid over lack of environmental impact planning
By John Yeld The department’s refusal of an environmental application for prospecting signals a shift towards more rigorous scrutiny of mining and prospecting applications to protect the region’s pristine environment.
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