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Land And Property [2025] ZALCC 16

Mkhize and Another v SA Green Farming CC and Another (LCC166/2018)

Mkhize and Another v SA Green Farming CC and Another (LCC166/2018) [2025] ZALCC 16 (8 April 2025)

The Land Claims Court dismissed an application for leave to appeal, finding no reasonable prospects of success or other compelling reason to hear the appeal.

  • Labour Tenancy
  • Leave To Appeal
  • Definition Of Farmworker
  • Reasonable Prospects Of Success
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Labour-tenancy
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Land And Property [2024] ZALCC 35

Mkhize and Another v SA Green Farming CC and Another (LCC166-2018)

Mkhize and Another v SA Green Farming CC and Another (LCC166-2018) [2024] ZALCC 35 (4 October 2024)

The court found that the First Plaintiff, Mr. Mkhize, satisfied all elements of the statutory definition of a labour tenant: he resided on the farm, had rights to crop and graze, and provided labour in exchange for those rights. His ancestors also resided and provided labour under similar conditions. The evidence showed that the provision of labour was tied to the right to occupy and use the land, and the cash remuneration received was minimal compared to the value of residence and land use. The contracts of employment produced by the defendants did not comply with the statutory requirements…

  • Labour Tenancy
  • Land Reform Labour Tenants Act
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Definition Of Farmworker
  • Security Of Tenure
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Land And Property [2022] ZALCC 14

Zuma v Sinclair and Others (LCC09/2008)

Zuma v Sinclair and Others (LCC09/2008) [2022] ZALCC 14 (20 May 2022)

The Land Claims Court declared that Mothi Evelina Zuma is a labour tenant, finding she proved the statutory elements and the defendants failed to prove farmworker status.

  • Labour Tenancy
  • Land Reform Labour Tenants Act
  • Declaratory Relief
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Definition Of Farmworker
  • Labour-tenancy
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