‘We are going home to our land in District Six,’ sings land claimant after court finds against minister

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District Six working group chairperson Shahied Ajam called the ruling a 'wise one'.

President Cyril Ramaphosa with Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane before handing over title deeds to descendants of the Griqua community in the Western Cape. Picture: Twitter District Six land claimants were in full voice outside the Western Cape High Court on Friday after it was found that the department of rural development and land reform had failed to comply with a court order to draft a plan to redevelop the area.

“We are going home to our land in District Six,” belted out Amina James of the District Six working committee, followed by the rest of the claimants outside court who were smiling from ear to ear. Nkoana-Mashabane and the department were hauled to court by District Six land claimants after it missed a February court deadline to compile a comprehensive plan to redevelop the area.

 

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