Dispossession
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SA’s Constitution at 30, a shared compact
The belief that a constitutional text alone can transform society is as misplaced as the claim that it is the primary barrier to transformation. The Constitution can be a…
Land and dignity: A global reflection anchored in Palestine
Land is more than a physical resource — it is the foundation of identity, freedom and dignity in places as far-flung as North America, Australia and New Zealand to Gaza, India…
Trump’s Gaza plan ignores justice, reality and history
This plan, dressed in the language of logistics or development, is unmistakably a manifestation of a hard-line agenda aimed at erasing Palestinian presence from the land
Dismantle green colonialism and stop the greed of corporates and Northern governments
The fight for climate justice must include the people who are most affected, including those in the Arab region
Land Conference delegates: Customary law should limit traditional leaders’ powers
Community activists also urged the government to pass an amended land bill to give them rights to secure their land.
Taking the battle to the grave: South Africa’s contested sites
In his swansong, Santu Mofokeng ruminates on mortality, ancestry and dispossession