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Ingonyama Trust chairperson defies Zulu king’s decision to fire him

By Paddy Harper Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) chairperson Jerome Ngwenya has refused to accept Zulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini’s decision to remove him and replace him with Inkosi Thanduyise Mzimela.

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Inkosi Mzimela is still the Ingonyama Trust chair despite Buthelezi’s announcement of his withdrawal

By Willem Phungula Despite Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi’s announcement of Inkosi Thanduyise Mzimela’s withdrawal as the new chairperson of the Ingonyama Trust Board on Friday, Mzimela is still in charge.

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Ingonyama Trust’s R41m ‘is gone, next move is to drain its coffers’

By Paddy Harper The Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) and its business wing, Ingonyama Holdings, paid R41 million over a 12-month period to a company that was set up only five months before the payments began in March 2021.

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Controversial Expropriation Bill is finally approved after navigating a 14-year rocky road

By Marianne Merten The Expropriation Bill was adopted by the National Assembly late on Wednesday evening after the opposition DA, EFF, IFP, Freedom Front Plus and African Christian Democratic Party put their objections on record.

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Struggle for land reform goes beyond Bantustan and national boundaries

The department of rural development and land reform (RDLR) refuses to transfer land title to communal property associations (CPAs), condemning many residents in the former Bantustans to continued insecurity and marginalisation. The Masakhane CPAs in the Eastern Cape are a case in point. For 31 years, the Masakhane residents have attempted to secure tenure to …

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