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'We are very excited. This is a landmark judgment. We have been waiting for it since 2013.'

The case for the appointment of a special master was brought to court by the Pietermaritzburg-based land rights advocacy NGO and the Legal Resources Centre in 2013 as a class action on behalf of labour tenants whose claims have not been processed.

This portion of land has been the subject of a land claim by labour tenants for more than 22 years. But the private school, whose fees are about R300,000 a year, is disputing the claim that excludes the school buildings and sports fields.

 

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