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AfriForum ‘worried’ about sudden rise in WC farm attacks
On Thursday night, a farm owner and his wife were killed at their home in Bonnievale in the Cape Winelands.
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Police investigating double murder on Bonnievale farm
Earlier this week, AfriForum said 22 farm attacks have been reported in the Western Cape since the start of this year.
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22 farm attacks reported in WC since start of year, says AfriForum
In the most recent incident, a couple and their daughter were ambushed on a farm outside Paarl this week.
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MPs to debate land expropriation report
The debate comes as Parliament winds down its business for the year as it heads to its Christmas break at the end of the week.
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Parties welcomes court ruling on AfriForum’s land report
A full bench of the Western Cape High Court dismissed AfriForum’s urgent bid to stall Parliament's consideration of the report from joint constitutional review committee.
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AfriForum fight to have Parly's land report reviewed not over
Besides its attempt to stop the parliamentary process, Afriforum’s application wants the court to rule on the nearly 180,000 submissions which were rejected as duplicates.
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Parly committee: 'Court ruling in AfriForum case a victory for SA's landless'
A full bench of the Western Cape High Court this morning dismissed AfriForum’s urgent bid to stall Parliament’s consideration of the land expropriation without compensation report.
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Court dismisses AfriForum application to halt land expropriation debate
Lobby group AfriForum had applied to the High Court to halt Parliament’s constitutional review committee’s report from being passed onto the National Assembly for debate and adoption.
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Court ruling expected on AfriForum land expropriation matter
Lobby group AfriForum had applied to the High Court to halt Parliament’s constitutional review committee’s report from being passed onto the National Assembly for debate and adoption.
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Court told AfriForum inflated land submissions numbers in Parly
Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi for Parliament argues that AfriForum’s submission is 'vague and embarrassing' and should not have been pursued.
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[WATCH LIVE] Court hears AfriForum's bid to set aside land expropriation report
AfriForum is asking the Western Cape High Court to set aside a report on land expropriation commissioned by Parliament's joint constitutional review committee.
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AfriForum to challenge Ramaphosa land reforms in court
Ramaphosa has made land redistribution a flagship policy as he seeks to unite the ANC and win public support ahead of an election next year.
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Parliament, AfriForum present arguments in court over land expropriation report
The minority rights lobby group a has applied to the Western Cape High Court to halt the Constitutional review committee’s report from being passed on to Parliament for debate.
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Parly to tell court AfriForum trying to frustrate land expropriation process
Parliament has confirmed that it has filed a legal affidavit to counter a court bid to set aside a report on amending the Constitution to pave the way for land expropriation without compensation.
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Parliament files answering affidavit to AfriForum’s land application
AfriForum approached the high court last week with an urgent application to stop the report being tabled next week.
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AfriForum’s Nel: 'We want to prove big companies can be held accountable'
The head of AfriForum's private prosecutions wing Advocate Gerrie Nel says they want to prove that "corporate bullies" like Ford are not above the law.
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Parliament to oppose AfriForum court bid over land expropriation
The report which recommends that the Constitution be amended to allow the state to expropriate land without compensation was adopted with the backing of the ANC and the EFF and other, smaller opposition parties.
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AfriForum's Gerrie Nel to take on Ford on behalf of Jimmy family
In December 2015, Reshall Jimmy burnt to death in his Ford Kuga after the vehicle caught alight while he was on holiday in the Western Cape.
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AfriForum to approach different embassies to pressure SA govt over land policy
AfriForum says that embassies could play a role in warning the government that any violation of property rights will have a knock-on effect for investment.
