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Land Invasion and the Collapse of Property Rights on the North Coast

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The North Coast is widely promoted as one of South Africa’s fastest-growing development corridors, with major investment, expanding estates and large-scale tourism projects reshaping the coastline.

Yet within these same development zones, several property owners are fighting unlawful land occupation.

On this episode of Uncensored, we focus on one such site: Thornhill Farm, a 42-hectare privately owned property on the outskirts of KwaDukuza, just a short distance from the multi-billion rand Club Med development site at Tinley Manor.

Property law and land use specialist, Attorney Gavin Steinhobel, joins us to examine what the Thornhill case reveals about enforcement, governance and property rights in a region positioned for rapid growth, and what happens when illegal occupation collides with lawful ownership.
19 Feb English South Africa News · News Commentary

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