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Sobantu Mzwakali

Sobantu Mzwakali

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Freelance Writer, Freelance

Cape Town

Biography

Sobantu Mzwakali has expertise in community engagement, research, policy analysis, advocacy, writing and publishing on multimedia platforms. His work has appeared in a variety of publications, including Open democracy, Counterpunch, and the Daily Maverick, and he has also contributed to a number of research-advocacy initiatives run by civil society organisations. Sobantu currently serves as the Program Manager at Resource Africa, having previously held positions such as the Senior Programme Officer at Natural Justice – lawyers for communities and the environment; Campaigns and Advocacy Officer at Tshintsha Amakhaya – an action learning network for civil society organisations that supports local community movements in land and agrarian reform; and as Writer for the Land and Accountability Research Centre – a research and advocacy unit within the University of Cape Town’s Law Department.

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Total articles 27

  • South Africa’s Expropriation Act: Between Legal Reform and Historical Justice

    By Sobantu Mzwakali| CounterPunch Verified There is no discourse in South Africa more ancient, more unresolved, and more weaponised than that of land. The passage of the Expropriation Act in South Africa has set the air thick with tension, a moment that peels open the past to reveal its jagged edges. A history that never ended, only submerged beneath the language of legality and market transactions, is once again clawing at the present.

    By Sobantu Mzwakali · CounterPunch

    Mar. 07, 2025

  • SA’s Climate Change Act a legal milestone with implementation challenges

    By Sobantu Mzwakali| Daily Maverick Verified SUSTAINABLE FUTURE South Africa’s Climate Change Act establishes a statutory framework for climate adaptation and mitigation. But there are significant concerns regarding its practical efficacy, the challenges inherent in its implementation, and its potential socioeconomic consequences.

    By Sobantu Mzwakali · Daily Maverick

    Aug. 13, 2024

  • South Africa’s Expropriation Act: Between Legal Reform and Historical Justice

    By Sobantu Mzwakali| CounterPunch Verified There is no discourse in South Africa more ancient, more unresolved, and more weaponised than that of land. The passage of the Expropriation Act in South Africa has set the air thick with tension, a moment that peels open the past to reveal its jagged edges. A history that never ended, only submerged beneath the language of legality and market transactions, is once again clawing at the present.

    By Sobantu Mzwakali · CounterPunch

    Mar. 07, 2025

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