Blog Archive

The Traditional Courts Bill (B1-2012) has lapsed and will not be passed. This is due to consistent opposition to the Bill from people in rural areas since 2008.

The Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill, the latest version of TAB, was tabled in Parliament in September 2015. The Bill replaces TLGFA and recognizes Khoi-San leadership. There are concerns about the Bill and Parliament is starting the full public participation process at the end of November 2015. Read more…

The Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA) was passed by Parliament in 2013 and came into effect on 1 July 2015. The law empowers the DRDLR to enact Regulations in terms of SPLUMA. The Act has generated heated controversy and debate because it gives substantial powers to traditional councils. Read more…

People around the country made submissions on the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill in late 2013/early 2014. Regardless of concerns about the Bill, it was passed in the National Assembly and the NCOP. President Zuma signed it into law on June 30, 2014. The lodgement process was re-opened on July 1, 2014.

The government presented the Communal Land Rights Act (CLaRA) as legislation that would offer redress to people living in the former Bantustans, as envisioned in Section 25 (6) of the Constitution. But the reality was different and now rural people remain in limbo waiting for CLaRA’s replacement.