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8 2 2 PRIVATE PROSECUTIONS IN TERMS OF OF SECTION 23 OF ESTA
8 2 1 Background information
While it it is clear that that the the the the the LRC has has undertaken significant work work on
land land and and and and housing housing in in in in in in the the the the the last 10 years the the the the the work work has has also exposed the the the the the many many difficulties that that people people still still struggle with in in in in in in in trying to to assert their right to to land land and and and and and housing housing in in in in in in in South Africa The poor implementation of of of of existing legislation and and and and and slow pace of of of of legal reform still still leave many many people people vulnerable to to to to unlawful evictions and and and and and other abuses on
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land land This section gives a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a glimpse of of of of some of of of of the the the important work that that still has to to to to be undertaken to to to to ensure that that the the the constitutional rights to to to to land land and and and and housing are realised The LRC does not operate in in isolation but works in in collaboration with other civil society organisations The Association Association for Rural Advancement (“AFRA”) and NKUZI NKUZI NKUZI Development Association Association (“NKUZI”) are LRC’s clients Like LRC LRC AFRA and NKUZI NKUZI NKUZI have been involved
in in ensuring that that farm occupiers’ security of of tenure is is protected It is is the the view of of LRC AFRA and and NKUZI that that the the ESTA
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remains poorly implemented and and illegal evictions continue They believe that ESTA
ESTA
has never been fully implemented by the state It often occurs
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LITIGATING LAND AND AND AND HOUSING IN IN IN SOUTH AFRICA  LESSONS AND AND AND REFLECTIONS
Figure 23: Cows grazing in in in a a a a a a a dumpsite in in in Uitenhage (Photo: Thamsanqa Mbovane GroundUp)