Governance
A series of recent laws and policies attempt to give traditional authorities unaccountable powers to administer justice, manage natural resources like land and minerals, and control development in the former homeland areas of South Africa.
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Land
The Constitution provides for various land rights, including the right to restitution and to equitable access to land. Section 25(6) creates a right to tenure security for those whose rights are legally insecure.
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Mining
The Mining & Trusts programme, funded by the Ford Foundation, was launched in 2014 to assist mine-hosting communities in the former homelands who have not received meaningful benefits from mining taking place on their land.
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LARC hosts National Workshop for rural communities in JHB
The Land and Accountability Research Centre (LARC), from 28–30 July 2026, hosted a workshop bringing together delegates from across the country in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
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LARC Researcher Presents Customary Land Rights Research at SASA 2026
Nokwanda Sihlali, a research officer at the University of Cape Town's Land and Accountability Research Centre (LARC), presented her paper at the 2026 South African Sociological Association (SASA) Conference.
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Reclaiming Power & Redefining Identity: LARC joins the new NRF SARChI Chair at Rhodes University to help shape a sustainable, decolonial future for rural Africa.
On 29 and 30 April 2026, Director Nolundi Luwaya and Land Lead Researcher Katlego Ramantsima participated in an inception workshop for the NRF SARChI Chair in Sustainable Rural Futures
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LARC Participates in Human Rights Fest, JHB
From 26 to 29 March 2026, LARC researchers participated in the Human Rights Festival hosted at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg.
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LARC participated in a conference hosted by the Office of the Valuer General (OVG): March 2026
LARC participated in a conference hosted by the Office of the Valuer General (OVG) titled: Property Valuations in a VUCA World – Agility, Integrity, and Innovation in a Changing Landscape, held on 12–13 March 2026 at CSIR, Pretoria.
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Book Launch: No last place to rest - Dineo Skosana
Please join us for the launch of "No Last Place to Rest
Coal Mining and Dispossession in South Africa" by Dineo Skosana.
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LARC’s Comment on the Draft MPRDA Amendment Bill
In August 2025, LARC submitted its comments on the proposed Amendment Bill to the MPRDA.
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LARC joins the UCT Law Alternative Career Day
LARC was excited to participate in the University of Cape Town Law Faculty’s first-ever “Alternative Career Day,” hosted by the Law Students’ Council on 1 October 2025.
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LARC participates in Strategic Planning Workshop of the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development
Nolundi Luwaya, was invited to contribute to the Strategic Planning Workshop of the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development.
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