The Cosatu in KwaZulu-Natal wants people who live on land controlled by the Ingonyama Trust to be given individual land tenure rights
President Jacob Zuma has signed the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill into law, his office said on Monday.
President Jacob Zuma has asked traditional leaders to use their resources and help their communities reclaim land – with the help of a good lawyer.
The Bill that will see the land restitution process being re-opened has been passed following a heated and emotional debate in the National Assembly.
The billions of rands needed each year for the next 15 years to settle new land claims will come from state funds, says the land reform minister.
The ANC has pushed a number of high-profile amendments to a number of laws ahead of the upcoming elections.
The irony of two "tribal" Bills that serve the interests of chiefs over ordinary citizens appears to be lost on the ANC, writes Aninka Claassens.
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