They have also accused Engen of going to court to ‘silence’ ongoing protests by residents
The trust board wants people to convert permits into leases, increasing their tenure insecurity
KwaZulu-Natal’s beaches have been closed as shark net employees strike and bosses bare their teeth
But the eThekwini ANC chairperson finds herself on shaky ground for backing the ‘status quo’ slate
The ‘status quo’ faction suffered a total whitewash in the three top five positions, the result of which was announced after midday
Sihle Zikalala was the only candidate nominated for the post by delegates of the conference
The ANC SG praised the former president for the ‘most revolutionary’ decisions taken during his term of office
No one knows who is behind the killings near Richards Bay or why the hitmen have moved in
Earlier on Thursday, a group of ANC members from the Lower South Coast and Moses Mabhida regions had tried to stop the conference from taking place
Three members of the provincial task team appointed to run the conference have confirmed the bid to halt the meeting
When wit ous start on about their ancestors and land rights, you know we’re in trouble
Provincial leaders say the summit will deal with how to implement the ANC’s resolutions on land expropriation without compensation
KwaDlovinga residents are fighting to secure title deeds for land they lost to the traditional authority in the area
Claimants from several areas spoke of their difficulty in having claims, some lodged as far back as 1998, processed and settled
Claimants told sad tales of dispossession but they are determined to realise their dreams
On Monday, an interim interdict banning residents from holding unauthorised protests at the refinery was granted
An Ingonyama Trust challenge to the land reform process could see a landmark ruling
The push by Wentworth residents for Engen to give them a stake in the company has prompted it to take them to court to halt their protests
The Cosatu in KwaZulu-Natal wants people who live on land controlled by the Ingonyama Trust to be given individual land tenure rights
The locals call it cancer valley — and there are few safe places to kick a football around
As eThekwini tries to evict transit camp residents, some say it was to retaliate against land activists
The canned KwaZulu-Natal conference exposes a uniquely ANC attitude to enmity
Six party whistleblowers in Mpumalanga have raised the alarm over ‘ghost members’
Neither Mantashe, nor Mike Mabuyakhulu could get a word in in what is being described as evidence of factionalism
They believe that allowing the conference to go ahead with the involvement of a large number of illegitimate delegates will deliver a flawed outcome
Zuma repeated the threat he made to the SACP, saying it should not provoke him
A faction of the ANC is threatening to put an end to the compromise package in the province
It’s chilly in Durbs but this weekend’s provincial conference may prove even frostier
As his fans plan mass action the former president warns those ‘provoking’ him to ‘keep quiet’
The former president says he is no longer constrained from making his own disclosures by occupying public office.
Disaffected Mpumalanga ANC members want the party’s national leadership to dissolve its PEC and call a general council meeting to elect new leaders
KwaZulu-Natal will call its own land summit over the Ingonyama Trust impasse