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Eyewitness News
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Eyewitness News
Whites-only settlement Kleinfontein says area can't continue to operate as an island
JOHANNESBURG - The board of directors at the white Afrikaans-only settlement of Kleinfontein have acknowledged that the area cannot continue to operate as an island. On Monday, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party visited the east Pretoria settlement on a fact-finding mission following renewed concerns that the settlement is a law unto itself. Chairperson of the Kleinfontein board of directors, Rian Genis, said while they did not agree on everything, they appreciated the engagement with the MK Party.
Eyewitness News
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Eyewitness News
MK Party to introduce private member's bill to clarify what self-determination means
JOHANNESBURG - Following its visit to the white Afrikaans-only settlement of Kleinfontein, near Pretoria, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has vowed to introduce a private member's bill that clarifies what self-determination means.A small delegation of the country's official opposition party visited the eastern Pretoria settlement on Monday, on what it called a fact-finding mission. The MK Party said it suspects the settlement was abusing section 235 of the Constitution, which allows for self-determination for communities of shared common cultural and language heritage.
Eyewitness News
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Eyewitness News
MK Party visits whites-only settlement Kleinfontein in fact finding mission
JOHANNESBURG - The Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party is visiting the illegal white Afrikaans-only settlement of Kleinfontein in a fact-finding mission. A small delegation from the official opposition party is currently engaging with leaders from the Eastern Pretoria settlement. Earlier this month, EWN reported Kleinfontein is facing a battle to survive after its valuation was raised from R21 million to R291 million by the Tshwane Municipality. The new valuation means the settlement faces a significant increase to its rates bill. The Umkhonto Wesizwe Party says white Afrikaans-only places like Orania and Kleinfontein could be potentially abusing section 235 of the constitution. This section confirms the right to self-determination for a group of people who share a common cultural and language heritage. MK parliamentary chief whip Mzwanele Manyi: 'We are here basically as a fact-finding mission, just to check what is happening here because we hear all kinds of things about this place, so we want to hear it from the horse's mouth.' Last year, the Gauteng High Court declared Kleinfontein illegal as it did not comply with the Tshwane Municipality's zoning regulations.
