Land

Judge bars lawyers from collecting fees for “vexatious” land claim case

For years, law firm Sinama and Associates pursued a land claim with “no shred of evidence”, ending in a loss for the claimants

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Law | 18 March 2020

Community leaders warn of violence and conflict over land in Port Elizabeth

Residents of two informal settlements and a backyarder group are at each other’s throats over allocation of serviced sites

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News | 4 March 2020

Activists occupy Rondebosch Golf Course, demand land redistribution

“We will come back to build our shacks here”

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Brief | 29 February 2020

Khayelitsha shack dwellers block busy road

Protesters want serviced sites but City of Cape Town says shacks were illegally erected on its land

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Brief | 25 February 2020

Abahlali marches in support of land expropriation

“We want government to give us title deeds for the land that we are already occupying”

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News | 24 February 2020

Heritage Western Cape slams River Club development plan

The area along the Liesbeek is recognised as a sacred space, says HWC

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News | 19 February 2020

Support for property developer angers Khoi leadership

A statement claiming First Nations support for River Club development is rejected by tribal authorities

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Feature | 7 February 2020

Fierce battle over future of landmark Cape Town site

Developers and government manoeuvre to realise ten-storey buildings at River Club, while Khoi organisations fight for land they say is sacred

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Analysis | 27 November 2019

Eleventh-hour delay in court case involving King Goodwill Zwelithini

Zulu royal land trust is accused of “extorting” millions from rural residents

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News | 20 November 2019

“We didn’t ask for much” – seven years after the De Doorns uprising

“We are getting to a point where we will definitely see another strike soon”

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Feature | 11 November 2019

Land occupation named after Mayor Bobani erupts in protests

“He said we can rebuild our shacks and live here. He promised to give us toilets, water and electricity”

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News | 29 October 2019

Khayelitsha land occupation grows under cover of darkness

About 400 families now live in Zweledinga says community leader

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Brief | 17 October 2019

“Illegal and criminal” demolitions in Durban, say shack dwellers

“This was a new invasion and the people had not settled there. No court order was required,” says City

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Brief | 16 October 2019

Bonteheuwel women fight auction of their garden

Residents say they weren’t consulted about the sale, while city councillor encourages them to bid for the property

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News | 17 September 2019

Traditional leaders want land for initiation schools

Informal settlements in Nelson Mandela Bay are crowding out schools, they say

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News | 2 September 2019