Sefako Makgatho University land dispute leaves students without water

A dispute between a community property association group and Sefako Makgatho in Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria left students without water.

Zwelabantu CPA and Mbadlanyana family disputes expose land reform failures

Parliament postpones KZN visit to end friction between Zulu king, Ingonyama Trust Board

Tensions have risen between King MisuZulu and the ITB, and the land reform minister recently overturned the monarch’s attempt to dissolve the board

King Misuzulu declines urgent meeting with land Minister

Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has declined a meeting with Land Reform Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso, citing cultural seclusion until the upcoming Umkhosi wokweshwama ceremony.

Reflections on the Role of Traditional Authorities in Land Governance in 21st Century South Africa

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The effects of the CPA Amendment Act, 2017

and Elia Chitata - Candidate Attorney With the introduction of the Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994, which allowed both individuals and

Golden Gate Highlands National Park used for organised crime

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Zulu king fumes about government ‘overreach’, wants less state oversight of Ingonyama Trust

As the sole trustee and chairperson of the trust, the king resents having to account for ‘his land’.

Private sector investment needed to boost SA’s land reform programme, says Vumelana

As a non-profit organisation founded to support land reform beneficiary communities, Vumelana believes that corporate social investment (CSI) can offer vital expertise, resources, and capacity to catalyse sustainable development and enhance the effectiveness of land reform post-settlement.

Land reform falters due to property association shambles

More than 1 300 communal property associations (CPAs) responsible for running farms and properties restituted to communities