Tag: land rights

Daily Maverick/Maverick Citizen focus on the Traditional Courts Bill

By Various The Traditional Courts Bill will land in the Constitutional Court if it is passed in its current form, say land rights activists Nolundi Luwaya and Mavuso Msimang. They were in conversation with Maverick Citizen journalist Zukiswa Pikoli during a webinar to discuss the constitutionality of the bill.

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Opinion divided on King Goodwill Zwelithini’s legacy

By Claudi Mailovich While some label him a ‘useful idiot in the hands of the apartheid government’, others say he was a custodian of Zulu culture.

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LARC presents in Tshishimani’s “Will Expropriation give life to a failing Land Reform Programme” series

By LARC Since the introduction of the phrase “expropriation without compensation”, the debate on the land question has never been the same.

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LARC submission: Expropriation Bill 2020

By LARC The Land and Accountability Research Centre made a submission to the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure on the Expropriation Bill 2020, public written comments for the Bill closed on the 28th of February 2021.

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Traditional Courts Bill denies democratic rights

By: New Frame A fabricated idea of tradition legitimates the way in which the bill enforces subordination to traditional courts, with no possibility to opt out.

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