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What’s Yours is Mine – How the Ingonyama Trust Failed to Take Customary Property Rights Seriously

This brief unpacks a judgement against the Ingonyama Trust handed down by the Pietermaritzburg High Court and suggests that it contains useful lessons for land ...

Amending Section 25 of the Constitution to include expropriation without compensation - the latest developments, and reflections of a more general nature on the implementation of Government policies

This brief looks at the latest developments in the process to amend Section 25 of the Constitution, specifically regarding expropriation without compensation. ...

Who Supports The Draft Amendment To Section 25 Of The Constitution?

In this brief, Charles Simkins tracks developments made in the Sixth Parliament to the proposed amendment of section 25 of the Constitution and outlines ...

Land reform - The developmental state on the job

In this brief, Charles Simkins tracks the land reform process both at the executive and legislative phases and offers insights into the challenges ahead.

Land Expropriation and South Africa’s Financial Institutions

This brief considers the potential effects of land expropriation without compensation on the financial institutions of South Africa.

Improved Distribution And Utilization Of Land In Rural Areas - Our Approach

This brief pulls together and summarizes the principles in our approach to the improved distribution and utilization of rural land.

Section 25 Of The Constitution - What Happens Next?

The purpose of this brief is to set out the framework within which developments in relation to the potential amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution will ...

Human Settlements and Urban Land Reform

This brief summarizes the findings of a recently completed HSF study on human settlements in urban areas.

Parliamentary Submission: Section 25 (Property Rights)

As part of its public participation process, the Joint Constitutional Review Committee of Parliament called for submissions on the review of Section 25 of the ...

The Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act II – Case study: The Johannesburg Spatial Development Framework

The first brief considered the framework established by the Act and implementation challenges. This brief describes a case study of a spatial development ...