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Court rules that expropriation of Moerane Commission chair's family home by eThekwini Municipality was unlawful

The Pietermaritzburg High Court has declared the eThekwini Municipality's expropriation of advocate Marumo Moerane's family home unlawful.

News
Nomonde Zondi|Published

Big cracks form in GNU | DA demands ANC scrap Expropriation Act in exchange for VAT hike support

The DA told IOL that it was not a secret that they have been negotiating with the ANC over measures to remove obstacles to the creation of economic growth and jobs.

News Politics
Kamogelo Moichela and Simon Majadibodu|Published

Joburg plans to expropriate private property for Usindiso Building redevelopment after deadly fire

The City of Johannesburg is planning to redevelop the Usindiso Building block, where 76 people died in a fire last year. The municipality may use the new Expropriation Act to acquire privately-owned properties in the area if owners are unwilling to sell, with plans to create affordable rental housing that could house four times the previous population.

The Star News
Loyiso Sidimba|Published

Joburg plans to expropriate private property for Usindiso Building redevelopment after deadly fire

The City of Johannesburg is planning to redevelop the Usindiso Building block, where 76 people died in a fire last year. The municipality may use the new Expropriation Act to acquire privately-owned properties in the area if owners are unwilling to sell, with plans to create affordable rental housing that could house four times the previous population.

News South Africa
Loyiso Sidimba|Published

Political parties unite on Human Rights Day amid US diplomatic tensions

On the 65th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre, South African political leaders from across the spectrum unite in response to escalating US diplomatic tensions. EFF's Malema, ActionSA's Ngobeni, and ACT's Magashule deliver powerful messages about sovereignty and unity at this crucial moment in SA-US relations.

News South Africa
Loyiso Sidimba|Published