Property rights
[Source: http://citizen.co.za/216742/jzs-nephew-to-launch-massive-land-claim/.]
President Jacob Zuma’s nephew, Inkosi Simpiwe Zuma, is targeting more than 60 farms in Impendle in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands that historically fell under the control of the KwaNxamalala clan in a land claim that could be worth billions.
[Source: http://cfcr.org.za/index.php/latest/304-article-reconsidering-property-rights by Phephelaphi Dube.]
In the last parliamentary term, a series of laws with implications for property rights were either debated or passed, with some being signed into law. Read more
[Source: http://www.rapport.co.za/Nuus/Nuus/Konings-sit-vas-oor-grond-20140712 by Paddy Harper – translated.]
The struggle for ownership of Durban and Pietermaritzburg has degenerated into a conflict between kings, for the King of the Hlubi nation is adamant: They [= the Hlubi] had never been defeated by Shaka [= Zulu king] and therefore they will not be defeated by a giant land claim either. Read more
[Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201407142227.html by Mandy de Waal.]
Activist-cum-political contender Mametlwe Sebei says news editors are actively excluding socialist issues from the public discourse. Jane Duncan of Rhodes says editors squash or are threatened by socialist ideas. Mandy de Waal looked into their claims. Read more
[Source: http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2014/07/06/zulu-leaders-to-make-multi-billion-rand-land-claim.]
King Goodwill Zwelithini and other traditional leaders are compiling a multi-billion rand land claim that could be South Africa’s largest to date, according to report.
“From what we have gathered thus far…[the area] goes outside the boundaries of the [KwaZulu-Natal] province to the Eastern Cape, Free State and part of Mpumulanga,” said Judge Jerome Ngwenya, chair of the Ingonyama Trust, which would help with the claim the City Press reported on Sunday. Read more