Events Video


Will Expropriation give life to a failing Land Reform programme?

Since the introduction of the phrase “expropriation without compensation”, the debate on the land question has never been the same. Pressure on government to deliver land has intensified, while urban masses have resorted to land occupations in response to growing landlessness, poverty and unemployment as a result of COVID-19. In 2020, government published a new Expropriation Bill, which sets out how government might carry out expropriation, in line with Section 25 of the Constitution (which has yet to be amended). With the Expropriation Bill currently open for a second round of public comment, Tshisimani is offering a series of briefings which will cover the history and politics of expropriation, and look closely at the content of the Bill, with the aim of ensuring the dynamic participation of activists, organisations and communities in the public participation process.

Session 3: Unregistered land rights: does the Expropriation Bill provide enough?

Date: Saturday 6 February @ 14:30

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Unregistered land rights: does the Expropriation Bill provide enough?

Since the introduction of the phrase “expropriation without compensation”, the debate on the land question has never been the same. Pressure on government to deliver land has intensified, while urban masses have resorted to land occupations in response to growing landlessness, poverty and unemployment as a result of COVID-19. In 2020, government published a new Expropriation Bill, which sets out how government might carry out expropriation, in line with Section 25 of the Constitution (which has yet to be amended). With the Expropriation Bill currently open for a second round of public comment, Tshisimani is offering a series of briefings which will cover the history and politics of expropriation, and look closely at the content of the Bill, with the aim of ensuring the dynamic participation of activists, organisations and communities in the public participation process.

Posted by Tshisimani – Centre for Activist Education on Saturday, 6 February 2021

Session 2: Will the State’s approach to the Expropriation Bill speed up Land Reform? – Unpacking the Expropriation Bill and its Contentious Points.

Date: 30 January 2021

Live Stream of Session 2

Will the State’s approach to the Expropriation Bill speed up Land Reform? – Unpacking the Expropriation Bill and its Contentious Points.

Will the State’s approach to the Expropriation Bill speed up Land Reform? – Unpacking the Expropriation Bill and its Contentious Points. Since the introduction of the phrase “expropriation without compensation”, the debate on the land question has never been the same. Pressure on government to deliver land has intensified, while urban masses have resorted to land occupations in response to growing landlessness, poverty and unemployment as a result of COVID-19. In 2020, government published a new Expropriation Bill, which sets out how government might carry out expropriation, in line with Section 25 of the Constitution (which has yet to be amended). With the Expropriation Bill currently open for a second round of public comment, Tshisimani is offering a series of briefings which will cover the history and politics of expropriation, and look closely at the content of the Bill, with the aim of ensuring the dynamic participation of activists, organisations and communities in the public participation process.

Posted by Tshisimani – Centre for Activist Education on Saturday, 30 January 2021

Session 1: Locating Expropriation in Historical and Political context – Adv. Tembeka Ngcukaitobi & Prof. Ruth Hall

Date: Saturday 23 January 2021

Live Stream of Session 1

Will Expropriation give life to a failing Land Reform programme?

Since the introduction of the phrase “expropriation without compensation”, the debate on the land question has never been the same. Pressure on government to deliver land has intensified, while urban masses have resorted to land occupations in response to growing landlessness, poverty and unemployment as a result of COVID-19. In 2020, government published a new Expropriation Bill, which sets out how government might carry out expropriation, in line with Section 25 of the Constitution (which has yet to be amended). With the Expropriation Bill currently open for a second round of public comment, Tshisimani is offering a series of briefings which will cover the history and politics of expropriation, and look closely at the content of the Bill, with the aim of ensuring the dynamic participation of activists, organisations and communities in the public participation process. Session 1: Locating Expropriation in Historical and Political context – Adv. Tembeka Ngcukaitobi & Prof. Ruth Hall

Posted by Tshisimani – Centre for Activist Education on Saturday, 23 January 2021

Materials Minisite Rethinking Freedom Video


Big Data & Freedom

Today, computers are integrated into everyday life and everything we do. Computer-mediated experiences – be they in the form of using a smartphone, social media, an app, email, location services, search engines – produce enormous amounts of data every day which can be analysed and used for various purposes by different actors in society such as businesses and government institutions. While many hail this as an era of great promise, recent developments have also opened up a discussion about the extent to which ‘big data’ is a threat to freedom.

Clip here for a quick run-through on this issue – it’ll take just 10min!