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31 August 2015
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Platmin in hof gepak oor myn op plaas
Regslui vir Menseregte doen Donderdag aansoek om ’n dringende hofbevel teen Pilanesberg Platinum Mines (Platmin) om sy mynboubedrywighede op die plaas Wilgerspruit summier te staak.
Luidens hofstukke is die Lesethleng-gemeenskap van die grond afgedryf toe Platmin voorbereidings begin tref het vir ’n oopgroefmyn en moet die grond dadelik aan...
26 August 2015
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Independent human rights organisation Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) has launched an urgent application in South Africa's North West High Court, asking Pilanesberg Platinum Mines to cease all mining activities with immediate effect and restore possession of the Wilgerspruit farm.
The matter will be heard in the court on the 3rd of September.
Represented by LHR, the Lesethleng Village...
25 August 2015
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Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) has launched an urgent High Court application to have Pilanesberg Platinum Mines immediately halt all mining activities in Wilgespruit in North West and restore possession of the farm‚ the organisation said on Monday.
The urgent matter would be heard in the North West High Court on September 3‚ it said.
The Lesetlheng Village Community‚ represented...
24 August 2015
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Lawyers for Human Rights has launched an urgent high court application to have Pilanesberg Platinum Mines immediately halt all mining activities in Wilgerspruit in the North West and restore possession of the farm.
The urgent matter will be heard in the North West High Court on 3 September 2015. The Lesethleng Village Community, represented by LHR, are seeking full possession, occupation and use...
21 August 2015
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Jubilation filled the Constitutional Court on Thursday after the Bakgatla-Ba-Kgafela Tribal Communal Property Association won a hard-fought and contentious battle for platinum-rich land in the North West.
When Justice Chris Jafta handed down judgment on Thursday, he ended the long struggle within the association, which consists of 32 villages in the Moses Kotane local municipality, the Bakgatla-...
21 August 2015
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The Constitutional Court has sent out a strong message to the Department of Land Affairs, which favoured traditional authorities over communities, through a landmark judgment, says Centre for Law and Society director Aninka Claassens.
The court on Thursday handed back mineral-rich land to a North West community that had been locked in a dispute with its traditional authority, ending a long, hard-...
21 August 2015
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The Constitutional Court on Thursday issued a “resounding and unanimous judgment in support of democratic control of land in traditional areas”‚ the Centre for Law and Society (CLS) said.
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The court also said that the wishes of traditional leaders should not trump the decisions of a majority of a community.
The society said the ruling “...
21 August 2015
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After seven years of litigation and internecine warfare, a community in North West will legally hold the rights to land they were deprived of during apartheid, following a Constitutional Court judgment handed down on Thursday.
The Bakgatla-Ba-Kgafela community is made up of 32 villages in the Moses Kotane district municipality in North West province.
For years, the community has been at...
19 August 2015
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The fifth annual Public Interest Law Gathering (PILG) was held at the University of the Witwatersrand last month, and provided South African lawyers and civil society with an opportunity to reflect on issues affecting the public interest sphere and to discuss ways in which the law can be used as a tool for social change.
As in all previous years, the event featured fascinating discussions on...