It's time to end the abuse of outdated land tenure trusts

Battles for control of Ingonyama Trust Board present an opportunity to reconsider the role of trust tenure systems across South Africa

23 March 2025 - 00:00 By Philile Ntuli

“Zululand, having been conquered by us, really belongs to Her Majesty the Queen, but as an act of grace to the Zulu people, she has now parcelled out the country into independent chieftainships. It is for her officers, on her behalf, to decide the extent of territory that is by her favour to be allotted to each Chief. This was a right freely exercised by Cetshwayo, as well as by his predecessors, and it is that right which devolves upon the Great Queen by right of conquest, and that must not be disputed.” ..

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