THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Feb 10 2012 15:21 | LAST UPDATED Feb 10 2012 15:21 |
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Pennyville residents protest over Absa evictionPennyville residents staged a demonstration outside Absa buildings in the Jo'burg CBD to hand over a memorandum in protest against their eviction. Maybe next time: Dlamini-Zuma to try for AU chair in JuneHome Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will run again for the position of African Union Commission chair at the next AU Summit in June. Jo'burg sends in Red Ants in defiance of ConCourtIllegal occupiers of private properties are still being evicted without alternative accommodation arrangements despite a ConCourt ruling in December. Criminal case against Malema, others for 'land grab'A former friend has accused suspended ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema of 'stealing' a prime piece of land in Polokwane's Ster Park suburb. Jo'burg council forced to accommodate Berea evicteesThe City of Johannesburg will have to provide emergency housing for 86 people due to be evicted from a building earmarked for redevelopment in Berea. 'SA doesn't need constitutional change for land reform'Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says government has no need to change the Constitution to achieve its land reform targets. Minister Joemat-Pettersson stalls tractor rolloutSuppliers are accusing the agriculture department of interfering in a tender meant for the provision of tractors to emerging black farmers. Foreigners won't be booted from Alexandra homesThe Alexandra Bonafides say foreign nationals will not be evicted from their RDP houses in Alexandra. Gauteng housing minister dismisses xenophobia fearsWhile an angry Alex residential committee plan meetings on Saturday, the Gauteng government has dismissed claims of brewing xenophobic violence. Schubart Park relocations continue peacefullyThe City of Tshwane says the process of relocating residents out of the Schubart Park flats in central Pretoria continued on Sunday. Helderzicht removal 'just not cricket'Joan Poole recalls with clarity the traumatic moment more than 40 years ago when she heard her family would have to move from their home. Green paper on land reform offers 'no guidance'The Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies says the green paper on land reform isn't unconstitutional, but it is "vague and insubstantial". Bapsfontein forced removal 'an evacuation, not an eviction'Ekurhuleni has defended its attempt to remove residents from the Bapsfontein informal settlement without a court order, claiming it was an evacuation. Lenasia residents take up Thembelihle's causeThembelihle residents have joined forces with their Lenasia neighbours to continue the fight for better services, this time at the negotiating table. No land reform before audit, says DAUntil government has completed an audit of what land it owns and in what condition it is in, land reform will be seriously compromised, says the DA. Thembelihle protests continue after address by housing officialResidents of Thembelihle, south of Jo'burg, continued a service delivery protest after they were addressed by housing official Humphrey Mmemezi. Land reform green paper tabledThe draft green paper on land reform, released on Wednesday, proposes a single reconfigured four-tier system of land reform. Foreign ownership of land to be curtailedForeign ownership of South African land is set for a radical change in terms of the green paper on land reform approved by the Cabinet this week. Possible limit on sale of land to foreignersGovernment may put restrictions on the sale of land to foreigners as it aims to transfer ownership as part of a drive to correct racial imbalances. MalaMala wants R900-millionMalaMala, the world-renowned game reserve, is involved in a land-claim dispute that could determine the future of government's land-reform programme. TOPICS IN THIS SECTION
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