“Police Respond To Durban Land Grab” – safrica24
19 September 2017 “Fed up with waiting for RDP housing, a large group of people moved to occupy a vast expanse of land near Molweni, in Durban’s Outer West region, [...]
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“Msimanga vows to clamp down on land grabs” – power98.7
07 September 2017 “Tshwane Executive Mayor Solly Msimanga said the city is working around the clock to clamp down on a land grabs criminal syndicate. The mayor was on [...]
“Shack dwellers vow to rebuild” – iolNews
04 September 2017 By Nosipho Mngoma “Shack dwellers in Bonela are not deterred by another bout of demolitions, saying they are prepared to die for their “right” [...]
“African peasants highlight struggles at global meeting” – green left
26 August 2017 By Boaventura Monjane “Peasants across Africa are intensifying their struggles against land grabs and other harmful policies that promote industrial [...]
“Agri SA economist warns on farm grabs” – Business Day
28 July 2017 By Bekezela Phakathi “…Expropriating agricultural land without compensation could damage the agricultural sector’s competitive advantage and [...]
“We are gearing up for numerous land grabs across SA – BLF are coming for the land” – The South African
20 July 2017 By Nic Andersen “Black First Land First (BLF) has told journalists that the organisation is preparing to grab land all across the country. The land grabs [...]
“We’re taking back the land, says BLF as it prepares for land grabs” – The Citizen
19 July 2017 “…Black First Land First (BLF) leader Andile Mngxitama on Wednesday said his organisation was gearing up for extensive land grabs across South [...]
“Allegations Of Land Grabs, Corruption Fuel Ennerdale Tensions” – EWN
29 June 2017 By Mia Lindeque “Allegations of land grabs, corruption and costly property scams are stoking tensions in Ennerdale, south of Johannesburg. Several [...]
“Concern over Grahamstown land grabs” – Grocott’s Mail
27 June 2017 By Sue Maclennan “A councillor says while he’s sympathetic to the plight of hundreds of people who since Sunday have gathered on open land east of [...]
“Afribusiness condemns Mugabe’s new land grabs threat in Zimbabwe” – The citizen
06 June 2017 “Mugabe said remaining white commercial farmers in the country should be removed from properties because Zimbabweans need land. AfriBusiness has [...]
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