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/ 31 October 2003
”The more that policy changes in South Africa, the more it is the same.” These words are from Govan Mbeki’s seminal book on rural resistance, The Peasants’ Revolt. In the post-apartheid era white domination and its crippling legacies are under attack from progressive government policies, and Mbeki’s words no longer apply.
Nine months ago the controversial Communal Land Rights Bill was published for public comment. After a long gestation period, it now appears that the Bill may be stillborn.
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/ 24 September 2002
The long-awaited draft Communal Land Rights Bill sets out the government’s proposals to resolve urgent land tenure problems in former homeland areas. These problems include the lack of legal recognition of communal tenure, abuse by elites, the breakdown of the old permit system, and gender inequality.