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19 July 2021
iol
When referred back to the dates the Department had mentioned and further probed, Ngcobo did not respond.
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12 July 2021
GroundUp
The bill would establish two new courts: a Land Court and Land Court of Appeal
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18 June 2021
IOL
The Land Claims Commission had received 34 appeals and the process has been concluded. In previous phases, a total of 139 claimants who were dispossessed had received their new homes.
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17 June 2021
News 24
A date of return for District Six claimants has finally been set after delays marred the Phase 3 redevelopment of the area.
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04 June 2021
IOL
One hundred land claimants are set to benefit from the City’s flagship Dido Valley subsidised housing project in Simon’s Town.
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04 May 2021
IOL
The City said the Covid-19 regulations and two court cases continue to negatively impact its powers as a landowner and enforcer of by-laws to remove occupants from the District Six restitution land.
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02 May 2021
SABC
The City of Cape Town has obtained an urgent interdict in the High Court against the possible invasion of District Six restituted land.
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02 May 2021
Zoutnet
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22 April 2021
IOL
Muzikawukhelwana Ncube, a former court interpreter, has been nominated by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) as a judge to the Land Claims Court in KwaZulu-Natal
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25 April 2021
SABC
Some land claimants from Dzumeri outside Giyani in Limpopo, are accusing the Land Claims Commission of withholding their R10-million in compensation funds.
Restitution read moreMining-led dispossession has led to limited access to farming land and local elite control over mineral rents exacerbates inequality and conflict. https://twitter.com/KnowledgebaseL/status/1417442195578163201
Land, conflict and radical distributive claims in South Africa's rural... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214790X21001374
AGE OF ANARCHY: Abahlali baseMjondolo: We need to build a just peace amid unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-07-15-abahlali-basemjondolo-we-need-to-build-a-just-peace-amid-unrest-in-kwazulu-natal-and-gauteng/
Vinpro survey highlights lockdown impacts on black owned wine brands https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2021/07/nearly-half-of-black-owned-wine-businesses-wont-survive-the-next-year/
Plan to ensure food gets to all communities after unrest https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/plan-to-ensure-food-gets-to-all-communities-after-unrest-2100a1e5-f662-42ff-b7e2-446898cd4f6b
Keys to their homes still missing for 108 District Six claimants https://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/news/keys-to-their-homes-still-missing-for-108-district-six-claimants-d4058f28-ee6e-44a8-ae29-0eb7ac2f96a9
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