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The Moravian Church has congregations around the world, with more than a million members. South Africa, with 103  000 members, has one of the largest congregations. (Photos: Jonathan Hendricks)
AGRICULTURAL LAND USE

Moravian Church legal battle at heart of indigenous land rights

Descendants of the indigenous people who lived on the land, predominantly Khoi and slaves, want to be able to control and govern the land their forefathers worked

  • Ilham Rawoot
15 min read
Motata argues in his founding affidavit that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to remove him from the bench should be set aside because he rubber-stamped a flawed decision by the National Assembly. (Paul Botes/M&G)
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

Former judge Nkola Motata asks Concourt to overturn his impeachment

The president’s decision to remove him from the bench was flawed, Motata said, because the National Assembly was misled when it took a vote that triggered this step

  • Emsie Ferreira
5 min read