Ingonyama Trust ordered to repay money after leases ruled to be invalid
Judges ruled the trust had acted unlawfully and contrary to the constitution when it stopped the ‘permission to occupy’ policy, which was grounded in traditional law
11 June 2021 - 14:16
The Ingonyama Trust has been ordered by the Pietermaritzburg high court to pay back the money it took from people living on trust land who it forced to sign leases.
Judge Isaac Madondo, with judges Jerome Mnguni and Peter Olsen concurring, ruled on Friday that the trust had acted unlawfully and contrary to the constitution, when it stopped the “permission to occupy” (PTO) policy, which was grounded in traditional law...
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