The application is part of a brutal legal fight over control of the Zulu kingdom
The monarch’s uncle wants provincial government to stop his salary and privileges
The board will now have to refund millions of rands it collected from residents of land under the trust’s control
Taking a step back this week, there is still great cause for optimism about 2023-24’s agricultural output
The ITB bought the late Zulu king a R2.9 million BMW, paid his tax bills and legal fees, as well as the royal family’s transport and accommodation
The appeal had been brought by its former chairperson Jerome Ngwenya, who was fired by the Zulu king earlier this year
The integrity committee chairperson has said that ruling party leaders implicated in state capture have failed to appear before the disciplinary committee
Despite being reinstated, staff members have not been compensated for their ordeal
The king’s uncle has moved to cut his legal funding and wants the state to stop his salary
The board is also considering closing Ingonyama Holdings
The Ingonyama Trust Board is set to meet again this week despite Buthelezi’s demand that Jerome Ngwenya be reinstated as the chairperson
The appointments are to go ahead despite a revolt by Mangosuthu Buthelezi and axed board chairperson Jerome Ngwenya
King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini’s nominee has hit the ground running, while the axed Ngwenya seeks to be reinstated
Jerome Ngwenya is now challenging the decision to appoint an interim board in court
The growers say ‘unjustified, discriminatory and scientifically flawed’ new regulations are a political move to block South African citrus from entering the EU
The nomination of Inkosi Thanduyise Mzimela by the Zulu king clears the way for a permanent board to be appointed
A lack of coherent approach by government departments has stalled the process of developing cannabis policy
The monarch wants transparency and public participation in the land body’s operations and finances
The board ‘noted’ concerns and one member’s resignation over the payments, but went ahead anyhow
Land Reform Minister Thoko Didiza says a new board will be in place by mid-January
At the same time the supreme court of appeal has dismissed the ITB’s bid to overturn a high court ruling that its residents’ leases were unlawful
The trial court had ordered that the body pay back millions of rands it collected from residents of its land
The party needs to review laws to ensure they do not prevent rural people from having security of tenure
Argument against the residential leases programme court ruling will be heard at the supreme court of appeal
Parliament says it will conduct oversight visit to determine what is wrong at the entity that administers three million hectares of trust land in KwaZulu-Natal
Land Reform Minister Thoko Didiza had wanted the new board in place by February
NEC members say the renewal commission should start its work now or risk losing 2024 elections
Staff members suspended five years ago are now being reinstated
Land entity gets an unqualified audit but parliament remains unimpressed
Jerome Ngwenya acted without authority, LRC says
R39m to effect Ingonyama ruling
Some 135 hectares is available to lease as part of the agricultural department’s efforts to free up more land.