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19 October 2018
The South African
News about the land expropriation test that was to commence in Ekurhuleni has attracted international interest. Fox News had an alternative perspective though.
Expropriation, Land ownership, Land policy, Urban land read moreLivestock, methane, and climate change: The politics of global assessments
https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/wcc.790
New paper by @IanScoones, published today in @WIRES_reviews
City of Cape Town Mayor announces release of two portions of land in the CBD Newmarket and Pickwick for 700 social housing units. Critical watch of this space required
We need to get behind our mayor & realise a more inclusive and sustainable city (on every front). @geordinhl is a breath of fresh air. https://twitter.com/geordinhl/status/1529826228596793344
Mbongiseni Buthelezi: The KZN floods and accompanying destruction and deaths have flagged the role of traditional authorities in where and how people settle, and the quality of houses being built in rural and peri-urban areas.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-05-24-kzn-floods-the-dangerous-cocktail-of-traditional-authorities-and-local-government/
LHR alleges security company confiscates property during Laudium eviction. “This is not a mere eviction but also the destruction and theft, under the guise of confiscation, of their personal property,”
https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/news/court-bid-to-prevent-eviction-of-more-than-100-families-from-laudiums-nkandla-informal-settlement-7fdd9a99-e1bb-407b-a01f-2eae78bffb78
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