THE Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill is on President Jacob Zuma’s desk — along with a letter asking him not to sign it. The bill, which would give people whose land was taken from them between 1913 and the end of apartheid a further five years to claim it back, was adopted by the National Council …
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Apr 08 2014
How the NCOP passed the Restitution Bill
On March 25th the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) voted for the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill (Restitution Bill) to be passed. When the Bill becomes an Act, it will reopen the period for people to lodge restitution claims until 2019. The bill was passed after five out of nine provinces voted for it …
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Feb 28 2014
Restitution Amendment Bill still in the NCOP
Recent news reports purport that the Restitution of Amendment Bill [B-2013] has been passed in parliament. These reports are misleading as this is not entirely the case. The Restitution Amendment Bill was approved by the National Assembly on 25 February. But a few months ago the bill was retagged a section 76 bill following advice …
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Feb 21 2014
Traditional Courts Bill is dead!
MEDIA STATEMENT by the Alliance for Rural Democracy Attention: Political and parliamentary journalists News producers and editors For immediate release The Traditional Courts Bill (TCB) is dead. This follows years of opposition from civil society and is a massive victory for the thousands of people in rural parts of the country who spoke out against …
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Feb 19 2014
TCB on life support
There is almost certainly not enough time for the Traditional Courts Bill to be passed before the end of the current Parliament’s term. The disarray in the National Council of Provinces’ Select Committee on Security and Constitutional Development observed last week continued this week. First, the meeting set for yesterday, 18 February to discuss provincial …
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