Equitable financial compensation instead of land restitution

By Patrick Bracher (ZA) on October 8, 2019 Posted in General

The applicant in Jacobs v Department of Land Affairs had been deprived of land through a racist fraudulent transfer of the land in 1907 and subsequent eviction in 1921. They claimed financial compensation and were awarded R780 000. On appeal it was held that the Land Claims Court had correctly calculated the amount. The calculation is not … Continue reading

Draft Expropriation Bill published

By Patrick Bracher (ZA) on January 25, 2019 Posted in General

On 21 December 2018 the government published their Draft Expropriation Bill 2019 for comment by 21 February 2019. As the laws will affect all of us you should read it and consider commenting. The Bill only relates to registered rights and will therefore mainly affect land rights and mineral rights. The government has said that the law … Continue reading

Acquiring land rights in Mozambique

By Zaida Kathrada (ZA) on August 26, 2014 Posted in General

Direito do Uso e Aproveitamento da Terra (DUAT) There is no private ownership of land in Mozambique. Land and its associated resources are the property of the State. The Land Law, however, grants private persons the right to use and benefit from the land known as Direito do Uso e Aproveitamento da Terra (DUAT). Although … Continue reading