Stay updated with breaking news from Abey Canthitoo. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Abey Canthitoo was eight when tractors roared in to demolish his home and turn his neighbourhood into a whites-only area during SA’s apartheid regime.
The KwaZulu-Natal Land Claims Commission ruled in 2004 that the Makua were the rightful owners of the land. But Makua elders say that the handover process has been unclear and that reaching an agreement with some of the current land owners has stalled.
SAFRICA-LANDRIGHTS/ (FEATURE, PIX):FEATURE-Mozambican slave descendants fight for snatched S. African land
* Apartheid land grabs drove Makua families from their homes * Elders fight for 'full victory' after land claim win * Bureaucracy, disagreements keep Makua from their property By Kim Harrisberg DURBAN, Oct 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Abey Canthitoo was eight when tractors roared in to demolish his home and turn his neighbourhood into a white-only area during South Africa's apartheid regime.
SAFRICA-LANDRIGHTS/ (FEATURE, PIX):FEATURE-Mozambican slave descendants fight for snatched S. African land