A recent episode of Special Assignment tracks developments in two communities whose restitution claims and dreams have been thwarted by government ineptitude.
Tag: restitution
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Mar 17 2020
Land restitution: Falling back on old elites and entrenching corruption
The grindingly slow pace of land reform is feeding one of the fires gathering intensity in our social fabric. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni acknowledged the lag in his 2020 Budget speech, promising an additional R500-million to settle outstanding claims.
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Nov 11 2019
‘Bantustan Bills’ trample on the rights of rural people
The two bills default to the colonial and apartheid denial of the property rights of people who have inherited their homes and land over generations.
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Sep 12 2018
LARC attended ARD partner workshop on Section 25
The Alliance for Rural Democracy (ARD) convened a gathering of activists across the rural and urban sectors in Cape Town on Sunday and Monday, 9 and 10 September 2018. The workshop was followed by a march to the National Assembly.
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Jul 11 2018
Playing with people’s hopes
Watching the scenes at the land hearings over the past two weeks has been to witness cynical cruelty at its worst.
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