Land expropriation without compensation has already galvanised much public debate and contestation among leadership from all sectors, but what does this mean for people living in rural areas?
Tag: rural citizens
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May 08 2015
Citizens should seize opportunity to get full rights in rural areas*
Rural South Africans in areas under the jurisdiction of traditional leaders have yet to enjoy the rights enjoyed by citizens in urban areas. People in urban areas can vote and can be voted for. These are the tenets of democracy. Yet rural residents are not able to exercise such rights in relation to their leaders, …
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Apr 04 2014
Empty promises to rural people*
The Land Restitution Bill approved by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on March 24 may raise a cheer from traditional leaders, but it is not the game-changer that President Jacob Zuma promised in his State of the Nation address last year. Zuma and his Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Gugile Nkwinti, punted …
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