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Podcast: First Take SA
Episode: Land allocation under scrutiny in Hartbeespoort
Description: A damning report by the South African Human Rights Commission has revealed systemic racial discrimination in the allocation of state-owned land in Hartbeespoort, North West province. The investigation found that black applicants were consistently sidelined for over a decade, with only one black male granted a lease out of 78 applications. The report states that white occupants retained and even expanded their access to prime land, violating black applicants' rights to equality and dignity. Commissioner of the South African Human Rights in the North West, Professor Tshepo Madlingozi has more