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Results for customary+law

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A case before the Constitutional Court could introduce a new era of customary law. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp
Legal
Limpopo royal family feud could change customary law

Anton van Zyl 22 Feb 2024

Inheritance oddities: A world tour of weird rules and customs
Legal
Inheritance oddities: A world tour of weird rules and customs

Issued by Capital Legacy 21 Nov 2023

Image source: Dellon Thomas from
Legal
The benefits of registering a customary marriage

Janine Julies 5 May 2023

Seismic judgment: Court overturns exploration rights granted to Shell
Energy & Mining
Seismic judgment: Court overturns exploration rights granted to Shell

Tania Broughton 1 Sep 2022

Should we do away with customary law for succession in township communities?
Legal
Should we do away with customary law for succession in township communities?

Kagiso Mahlangu 21 Dec 2021

The proposed N2 Toll Road will cut through Sigidi village. Map: Lisa Nelson
Construction & Engineering
Should the proposed N2 toll road through the Wild Coast be moved?

Daniel Steyn 4 Nov 2021

Source: Lane Erickson –
Legal
Study questions whether pension laws are constitutional

26 Aug 2021

Court orders Zulu king's trust to pay back millions
Property
Court orders Zulu king's trust to pay back millions

Tania Broughton 11 Jun 2021

The community of Xolobeni village, in the Eastern Cape, succeesfully challenged the mining of their land in the High Court in 2018. Rogan Ward © Sunday Times.
Energy & Mining
Law protecting interests of South African communities in mining deals falls short

14 Apr 2021

Committee adopts report on land tenure rights bill
Legal
Committee adopts report on land tenure rights bill

4 Nov 2020

JSE and FedEx Express win big at 17th Annual Standard Bank Top Women Awards 2020
Marketing & Media
JSE and FedEx Express win big at 17th Annual Standard Bank Top Women Awards 2020

Issued by Topco Media 7 Oct 2020

National Assembly passes Sexual Offences Amendment Bill
Legal
National Assembly passes Sexual Offences Amendment Bill

11 Jun 2020

Court victory for "invisible, undocumented children"
Legal
Court victory for "invisible, undocumented children"

Tania Broughton 22 May 2020

Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act signed into law
Legal
Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act signed into law

29 Nov 2019

Eleventh-hour delay in court case involving King Goodwill Zwelithini
Legal
Eleventh-hour delay in court case involving King Goodwill Zwelithini

Tony Carnie 20 Nov 2019

An estimated R5bn in income to the Bakgatla community cannot be accounted for. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks
Energy & Mining
The chief, the mines and the lost Bakgatla billions

Wilmien Wicomb 28 Oct 2019

Customary Marriages Amendment Bill goes to Parliament
Legal
Customary Marriages Amendment Bill goes to Parliament

26 Jul 2019

Mining activities in South Africa’s rural areas tend to occur at the expense of local communities and the environment. Shutterstock
Energy & Mining
How South Africa's rural communities are getting a raw deal from mining

Llewellyn Leonard 15 Jul 2019

Image: Richards Bay Minerals
Energy & Mining
Dirty deeds: how to stop Australian miners abroad being linked to death and destruction

Julia Dehm 17 Apr 2019

Nominations open for positions on Khoi-San Commission
Legal
Nominations open for positions on Khoi-San Commission

10 Apr 2019

The Xolobeni Conundrum: Land vs Mining Rights
Legal
The Xolobeni Conundrum: Land vs Mining Rights

Athi Jara and Bongani Memani 6 Mar 2019

Why South African community's win against mining company matters
ESG & Sustainability
Why South African community's win against mining company matters

Sonwabile Mnwana 14 Dec 2018

Xolobeni community members celebrated at the North Gauteng High Court after Judge Annali Basson ruled that the Department of Mineral Resources has to obtain consent from mining communities before granting a mining right to a company. Photo:Zoe Postman
Energy & Mining
Government and companies must obtain "full and informed" consent from communities before granting mining rights, says judge

Zoe Postman 23 Nov 2018

Why it took 49 years for Raymond Suttner to get his Masters
Education
Why it took 49 years for Raymond Suttner to get his Masters

5 Nov 2018

20 years on, has our National Water Act failed us?
ESG & Sustainability
20 years on, has our National Water Act failed us?

John Dini 17 Oct 2018

Court gives community right to fish without permit
Legal
Court gives community right to fish without permit

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 7 Jun 2018

Ron McLaren, long-term insurance ombudsman
Finance
OLTI collected R193.3m for insurance claim complainants in 2017

16 May 2018

Six South African students receive FirstRand international scholarships
Education
Six South African students receive FirstRand international scholarships

31 May 2017

SA formally withdrawing from ICC
Legal
SA formally withdrawing from ICC

21 Oct 2016

Judicial candidates fail to cut mustard
Legal
Judicial candidates fail to cut mustard

4 Oct 2016

King Dalindyebo's petition dismissed
Legal
King Dalindyebo's petition dismissed

30 Dec 2015

Who owns space? US asteroid-mining act is dangerous and potentially illegal
Energy & Mining
Who owns space? US asteroid-mining act is dangerous and potentially illegal

Gbenga Oduntan 7 Dec 2015

The legacy of SA's Freedom Charter 60 years later
Government
The legacy of SA's Freedom Charter 60 years later

Keith Gottschalk 25 Jun 2015

South Africans braced for new confrontation with government over controversial law
Legal
South Africans braced for new confrontation with government over controversial law

Sindiso Mnisi Weeks 8 Jun 2015

Unease reigns as culture and the constitution collide in South Africa
Government
Unease reigns as culture and the constitution collide in South Africa

Thandabantu Nhlapo 18 May 2015

New publication explores relationship between photography and land
Marketing & Media
New publication explores relationship between photography and land

25 Nov 2013

Legal
A spouse by any other name

Johann Jacobs 5 Nov 2012

Traditional Courts Bill must pass constitutional test - Radebe
Government
Traditional Courts Bill must pass constitutional test - Radebe

17 Oct 2012

Maritime
Nabbed fishermen claim customary rights to harvest fish

20 Mar 2012

Agriculture
Green paper on land reform process: consolidating submissions

10 Jan 2012

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