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Minister Nyhontso fails to establish promised Ingonyama Trust Board review committee
"Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso has yet to fulfil his promise to establish a review committee for the Ingonyama Trust Board, raising questions about his leadership and the ongoing tensions with the Zulu king.
30-year struggle ends as Protea Village community returns to ancestral Bishopscourt home
After a 30-year battle involving court challenges and appeals, 86 families from the Protea Village Community are finally returning to their ancestral land in Bishopscourt, Cape Town, marking a groundbreaking public-private partnership in land restitution.
Minister admits frustration over delays in equitable access to Land Bill
Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso highlights public frustration over slow land reform efforts in South Africa during a critical committee meeting on the Equitable Access to Land Bill
The land question: why expropriation is inevitable
Former chief director for restitution in the Office of the Regional Land Claims Commission, Michael Worsnip detailed how people died exhausted, angry, poor - and without ever seeing their stolen land returned to them.
Postponed visit to Ingonyama Trust Board sparks MPs' discontent
Parliamentary presiding officers reportedly advised against the timing of the oversight visit and suggested it be conducted after the State of the Nation Address to give time for other protocol arrangements to be made.
King’s letter dismissing spokesperson was authentic- Cogta
The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal has removed prince Simphiwe Zulu from its payroll following his dismissal as a spokesperson by the king.
Land Reform progress and challenges in 2024
Explore the significant developments in South Africa's land reform programme in 2024, including the split of the Department of Agriculture and the passing of the Expropriation Bill, while assessing the challenges and progress made in addressing historical injustices
Land Claims Commission can’t set date to settle all claims due to declining budget - Mzwanele Nyhontso
The commission has aligned the settlement and finalisation targets with the allocated budget and wants increased budget and human resources capacity to accelerate the fast-tracking of land claims it previously said would cost R172 billion to settle.
Minister Nyhontso Urges King Misuzulu to Address Ingonyama Trust Crisis
As tensions rise over the Ingonyama Trust, Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso calls for clarity from King Misuzulu regarding the board's future.
King Misuzulu declines urgent meeting with land Minister
Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has declined a meeting with Land Reform Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso, citing cultural seclusion until the upcoming Umkhosi wokweshwama ceremony.
Tension as GNU strips Zulu king of his powers
Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso’s recent statement challenges King Misuzulu’s authority over the Ingonyama Trust Board, raising tensions between the national government and the Zulu monarchy.
Land redistribution: People are opting for money instead of land as R8 billion dished out to settle Eastern Cape claims
Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Mzwanele Nyhontso said the trend of opting for money feeds into the narrative that black people cannot farm, which is not true.
Limpopo pig farm murders: PAC calls for the farm to be confiscated
The PAC is calling on government and Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso to seize the farm that belongs to alleged murderer Zachariah Johannes Olivier.
Land Claims Commission still interdicted from processing 163 3838 “new order” claims
The Constitutional Court stopped the commission eight years ago from processing the claims that were lodged between 2014 and 2016, after ruling that the amendment to the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act passed by Parliament was unlawful.
Teething problems already showing in GNU, land is one of them. Will land without compensation be delivered?
Meanwhile, the DA said any attempt to re-open the land matter would create economic instability, adding that they would “strongly” oppose it.
King Misuzulu calls for removal of the Ingonyama Trust Board
The widening rift between King Misuzulu and the Ingonyama Trust Board was thrust into the public spotlight in May when he lambasted the board for allegedly not taking instructions from him.
New land reform minister to meet King Misuzulu
Topping the agenda of this crucial meeting is the contentious issue of the Ingonyama Trust Board, of which King Misuzulu is the sole trustee by being the king. The minister will be accompanied by his aides, his office confirmed.
IN PICS | ‘So help me God!’ Ministers take the oath and affirmation for 7th Administration
The Cabinet members representing the Government of National Unity are from more than 10 political parties including the ANC, DA, IFP, PA, FF Plus, PAC, UDM, Good, Al-Jama-ah, Rise Mzansi and the NFP.