The judge referred to section 3(4) of ESTA which she said creates a presumption that a person continuously and openly resided on land for a year has consent to do. He said although section 3(4) uses the language of openly residing, it cannot be interpreted narrowly to apply only to a consent to being housed, but must include a consent also to use the land connected to that residence, in this case the grazing of cattle.
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Kruger rhino poachers jailed for over half a century
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has revealed that rhino poaching rates in Africa have continued to decline from a peak of 5.3% of the total population in 2015 to 2.3% in 2021. The organisation noted that at least 2,707 rhinos were poached across Africa between 2018 and 2021.
Tribute to a teacher who inspired a village
The influence of teachers extends beyond the classroom in communities. Malesela Maubane pays tribute to one such educator who recently passed away SCORES of people…
How an envious woman betrayed millionaire football mogul Zola Mahobe
News of his plans to take the team to Brazil so soon after London made the alarm bells ring louder around Zola Mahobe. More people started questioning whether his businesses could sustain his lifestyle, while to others he was an apartheid-era hero who was doing good things for the South African people, especially soccer fans.
‘Go and shit. Come with your boer.’
Central to the transformation of sports towards non-racialism, Dan Qeqe paved the way for the mainstreaming and liberation of black rugby and cricket players in South Africa. He co-engineered the birth of the KwaZakhele Rugby Union (Kwaru), a pioneering non-racial rugby union that was more of a political and social movement.
A town where donkey carts keep left and pass right
The donkey cart transport has for many years, served residents of villages, many of them within a seven kilometre radius to the west of the town who did not have cars and did not earn enough to afford the fares charged by bakkie transport operators.
Climate change could drive 1 million South Africans into poverty by 2030
Call for world leaders to guarantee climate change financing Mokgadi Mogy Mashako While climate adaptation policies that are currently in place indicate that global warming…
Millions to boost Rooibos research
The demand for natural medicinal products in modern medicine as complementary or alternative therapies is on the increase, however, the potential medicinal values of these plants, including Rooibos, are not always properly researched and documented, and the industry and wider sector can benefit from an increased focus on R&D in this area
Eight warmest years on record witness upsurge in climate change impacts
In East Africa, rainfall has been below average in four consecutive wet seasons, the longest in 40 years, with indications that the current season could also be dry. As a result of the persistent drought and other compounding factors, an estimated 18.4 to 19.3 million people faced food “Crisis” or worse levels of acute food insecurity before June 2022
SADC energy ministers commit to improving life through equitable access to energy and water
The Ministerial meeting further reviewed the regional power generation and transmission projects, petroleum and gas programmes, renewable energy and energy efficiency issues, energy sector regulatory activities implemented by the subsidiary organisations and the International Cooperating Partners supporting SADC Energy programmes.









