Land Claims Court
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Fruit of freedom withers under broken land deal
The death of Spokes Sithole at 108 exposes the broken promise of one of South Africa’s largest land restitution settlements, where freedom and land ownership have not translated…
Preview: JSC to hold hearings with candidates for key judicial posts
During the hearings from Monday to Wednesday, the Judicial Service Commission will be hoping to fill the last remaining vacancy on the constitutional court
Evaton is a rich example of everything that is wrong with the land claims process
Given its rich heritage, the area should be considered a historically important site in which black landowner rights are integral
All mahala say claimants in R1-billion Mala Mala land claim
Endless court cases and threats plague community of South Africa’s most costly restitution settlement
District Six hero dies before seeing his dream of return fulfilled
A key figure in the return of more than 1 000 claimants to Cape Town’s inner city, Shahied Ajam was working on a multi-billion rand land restitution project
R1.1-billion land claim ‘captured’
This story was produced in partnership with Pulitzer Center. Details of the land claim settlement for MalaMala, one of South Africa’s most exclusive game reserves, are unlikely…
Clear policies needed for effective land reform
Section 25 of the Constitution is the key but a new Expropriation Act is also urgently needed
Elders cry over land court setback
A Land Claims Court decision reversed on appeal has devastated weary labour tenant applicants
Expropriating land won’t rid us of red tape
Current land reform policy is so bogged down by bureaucracy that there’ll be no quick-fix solution
Mlangeni unearths the land of his father
Lucas Ledwaba talks to ANC stalwart Andrew Mlangeni about his experience of dispossession and land restitution
Land debate casts light on burning issue
Many agree that the failure to implement land reforms was the fault of the government rather than a weakness of the Constitution
The law, together with civil society’s oversight role, will lead the way to reform
‘The role and function of civil society is crucial in keeping the public focused on the issue of land rights’
Labour tenants reach shaky agreement with the department
Mwelase case claimants are adamant about their right to acquire their ancestral land.
Hilton land claimants finally get their day in court
After 13 years of government stalling, about 18 000 Hilton College Estate labour tenants will have their case heard in the Land Claims Court.
Richtersvelders to celebrate return of land
After a decade-long struggle in the courts, Richtersvelders will on Saturday celebrate the return of their land in a handing over ceremony in Alexander Bay. Public Enterprises…