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In November 2002, President Thabo Mbeki announced that he would additionally appoint Meer as a judge of the Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa. She joined the High Court on 27 January 2003, [7] and thereafter she divided her time between the High Court in Cape Town and the Land Claims Court in Johannesburg. [4]
The Koranna, Nama, San, Griqua, and Cape Khoi are among the Khoisan revivalist groups of the Western Cape. [3] The growth of the Khoisan revival has been fueled by contemporary political discussions in South Africa about the potential of pre-1913 land claims and the recognition of Khoisan traditional authority.
Zeenat Carelse (born 16 October 1966) is a South African judge who became the inaugural president of the Land Claims Court in 2024. She was formerly a judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal between 2021 and 2024 and a judge of the Gauteng High Court between 2009 and 2021.
Reclaim The City (RTC) is a South African non-racial social movement campaigning for land and housing in Cape Town's inner-city and wealthy suburbs.. Reclaim The City is known for its campaigns for affordable and low-income housing as well as spearheading the occupation of two empty and dilapidated government buildings which it turned into housing for poor and vulnerable families.
Land court or land claims court is a type of court which is charged with dealings over cases involving land titles and for disputes between landlords and tenants relating to agricultural tenancies. The exact field of jurisdiction varies by country.
The Western Cape Division at Cape Town The origins of the High Court lie in the Supreme Courts of the four colonies (the Cape Colony , Transvaal Colony , Natal Colony and Orange River Colony ) from which the Union of South Africa was formed; these became provincial divisions of the Supreme Court of South Africa.
She was the Commissioner of Regional Land Claims in KwaZulu–Natal from 1995 to 2000. [5] Education ... Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town.
In civil matters a district court has jurisdiction where the value of the claim is R200,000 or less, while a regional court has jurisdiction where the value of the claim is between R200,000 and R400,000. [3] A regional court also has jurisdiction over divorce and related family law matters.