A wave of legislation currently before Parliament seeks to build on the foundations of other interconnected post-apartheid laws and give a veneer of legality to a host of precarious deals cutting politically connected business and traditional leaders into South Africa’s mining industry, Dr Aninka Claassens argues in a paper published by the Mapungubwe Institute for …
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Jul 12 2018
Who owns the land in South Africa’s communal areas?
The issue of land ownership and governance in communal areas continues to be hotly debated. Two broad views prevail. One is that traditional authorities are the owners of the land. The other view argues that residents are the owners and traditional authorities hold the land in custody, on behalf of the residents.
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Jul 10 2018
King Zwelithini stokes fires of Zulu nationalism
One has never been so relieved to see the sight of Lillian Dube and Desmond Dube.
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May 03 2018
Civil society united against graft, power abuse
As South Africa celebrates Freedom Day, civil society organisations have increasingly become the last line of defence against corruption, service delivery failure and abuse of power by elected and public representatives.
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May 02 2018
Traditional leaders – not rural citizens – are at the centre of the land expropriation debate
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?
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