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
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
News | 4 March 2020
Activists occupy Rondebosch Golf Course, demand land redistribution
“We will come back to build our shacks here”
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
By Vincent Lali
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”
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
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
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
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
By Tony Carnie
News | 20 November 2019