The Ingonyama Trust in which Zulu monarch King Misuzulu is a sole trustee has withdrawn its appeal and conceded defeat in a landmark case that ensures that customary land remains in the hands of ordinary people.
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The appeal was due to be heard on Wednesday in the Bloemfontein Supreme Court of Appeal. The Council for the Advancement of the SA Constitution (Casac) gleefully said on Wednesday that Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza must now provide proof of land rights to the customary rights holders.
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