The Durban Supreme Court cancels the SA government’s announcement concerning reclamation of the Ingwavuma region

Date: 25 Jun 1982
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

The Durban Supreme Court cancelled the South African government's announcement of 18 June 1982 concerning the repossession of the Ingwavuma region, KwaZulu. The cancelation was done on the grounds that the government did not meet its legal obligation to consult fully with the KwaZulu authorities before making its announcement. The State President, P.W. Botha responded by issuing a new Proclamation, under a different law, once again placing Ingwavuma under government control. The announcement on 18 June came 4 days after the Minister of Development and Cooperation, Dr. Piet Koornhof made his speech to the KwaZulu Legislative Assembly.

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01O’Malley, P. ‘1982’, from Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, [online], available at www.nelsonmandela.org.za (Accessed: 22 May 2013)
02Austin, D. (1985), ‘South Africa 1984’, (Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd) p 54
03South African History Online, ‘The Government Gazette publishes a Proclamation, dissolving the forty-two-member KaNgwane Legislative Assembly’, [online], available at www.sahistory.org.za (Accessed: 22 May 2013)

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South African History Online. (2013, June 21). The Durban Supreme Court cancels the SA government’s announcement concerning reclamation of the Ingwavuma region. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095950

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South African History Online. "The Durban Supreme Court cancels the SA government’s announcement concerning reclamation of the Ingwavuma region." South African History Online. June 21, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095950.