Tag: land rights

‘I want to die before they take this land’ – residents fear eviction after mining company reapplies for opencast mine

By Naledi Sikhakhane For more than a decade, residents of a KwaZulu-Natal community have been opposing mining giant Jindal’s plans for an opencast iron ore mine, which would see 350 families evicted from their homes.

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South Africa community members decry traditional leaders’ power amid mine plans

By Dimitri Selibas MAKHASANENI, South Africa — In a village in the rolling hills of grassland, woodlands and scattered homesteads in South Africa’s picturesque KwaZulu-Natal province, a broil between traditional leaders and community members is playing out.

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A new rural land grab as urban elites build homes on customary farming areas

By Sienne Molepo All over southern Africa, new urban-to-rural migration and settlement trends are emerging. Far from being abandoned, rural areas are in high demand. This exacerbates the precarity of home and life for those who still live in rural areas, especially on customary land.

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‘Expropriation Bill in current form will not pass test of constitution’ – expert

By Paula Luckhoff The Bill introduces instances where zero compensation could be paid for expropriated land. The Money Show interviews Bulelwa Mabasa from the Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform.

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Traditional Courts Bill mocks rights of rural citizens

By Nkosikhulule Nyembezi In the many years since I studied the public participation comments in legislative processes involving customary law in Parliament, I can see another daunting set of circumstances for an ANC president aspiring to re-election to tackle issues affecting rural communities.

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