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23 June 2020
IOL
Shahied Ajam, who died at the age of 62 on June 6, was key in leading thousands of people from District Six to restitution via a landmark court victory more than five decades after the iconic area was demolished under the Group Areas Act.
Restitution read moreThe Department of Agriculture will transfer the Fish River Sun land to the Prudhoe Community. This concludes a process that has taken 22 years and comes after the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal by a rival land claim group, the Mazinini.
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13 June 2020
Farmer’s Weekly
South African landowners who previously had to personally foot the bill for legal fees to successfully defend themselves against vexatious or frivolous land claims, will now have the option to request a court to award costs orders against the state or its legal representatives.
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10 June 2020
GroundUp
Supreme Court of Appeal upholds landmark decision
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08 June 2020
Mail & Guardian
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
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08 June 2020
IOL
Tributes have flooded in for community activist Shahied Ajam, 62, who died on Saturday after a heart attack
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07 June 2020
News 24
The District 6 Working Committee in Cape Town say it is shocked by the death of its chairperson, Shahied Ajam.
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06 May 2020
EWN
Members of Parliament’s committees on agriculture and land reform were informed about the situation during a briefing on Tuesday afternoon.
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31 March 2020
IOL
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane attempted to seek leave to appeal, which the District Six Working Committee, represented by Norton Rose Fulbright, successfully opposed.
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30 March 2020
Daily Maverick
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will now have to pay a personal costs order set down by the Land Claims Court after her application for leave to appeal was denied on Monday.
Restitution read moreMaverick Citizen Friday Activist: Odette Geldenhuys, a lawyer doing heart work that benefits all https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-07-03-odette-geldenhuys-a-lawyer-doing-heart-work-that-benefits-all/
Economists urge MPs to reject Tito Mboweni’s budget https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2020-07-01-economists-urge-mps-to-reject-tito-mbowenis-budget/ via @BusinessLiveSA
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