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D6 claimants move into their homes after years of stumbling blocks

By: Aneeqa du Plessis After several years, District Six claimants have at long last received the keys to their homes as part of the land restitution process. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast show on Tuesday morning, Chairperson of the District Six Working Committee Zahra Nordien explained there are no longer any stumbling blocks and claimants have been afforded the opportunity to move back. “There is no hold-up, government has seen to […]

today21 February 2023

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Negotiations between state and claimants are progressing on Marikana massacre settlement

Negotiations between the State and claimants in the Marikana tragedy are making progress in the North Gauteng High Court. This comes after agreements were reached, resulting in the settlement of damages claims of just over 10 miners affected by the tragedy so far. 11 out of just over 54 miners have reached settlements with the State in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria over their general damages claim regarding […]

today9 August 2022

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D6 building contractor liquidated: department

The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform says it was forced to cancel the building contractor of phase three of District Six as they were behind the schedule. This comes after Fikile Construction, the company that was awarded the building contract by the department, was terminated as a result of non-compliance of legal obligations. The construction was expected to be completed this year with 108 housing units being built […]

today22 June 2018

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D6WC to launch application to land claims court

By Wardah Wilkinson Activists working towards restitution in District Six are in the process of launching an application to the land claims court to obtain a declaratory order and structural interdict to compel the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform to finish building the houses in District Six within a stipulated time as determined by the court.  About 1000 people who were forcefully removed from District Six under the Group […]

today17 April 2018

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District Six claimants take their fight to Land Claims court

By Wardah Wilkinson District Six claimants will march to Parliament and the Mayor’s office on Human Rights Day on the 21 March. The protest will be organised by the District Six Working Committee, together with the Social Justice Coalition (SJC), Reclaim the City and United Behind. The protest comes after the District Six Working Committee’s decision to take the new Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, the […]

today14 March 2018

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Road Accident Fund freezes payouts as it runs out of money

The Road Accident Fund (RAF) has contacted numerous claimants‚ service providers and the caregivers to inform them that the fund’s bank account has officially been attached by the Sheriff of the Court and is now frozen. The RAF’s CEO Eugene Watson cited steep attorney’s fees for bleeding the account dry. “Payments have ground to a halt due to the RAF’s bank account being attached by the Sheriff of the Court‚” […]

today3 February 2017

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