“…In the case of South Africa, land, including all its multiple meanings that encompass its importance as a natural resource, sense of identity, power and territory (Fisher, 2016;Kepe, Hall, & Cousins, 2008;Li, 2014), was central to colonial conquest and apartheid, as well as to the struggle against these forces. Precisely because of these multiple meanings of land, in dealing with colonial and apartheid land injustices, the state has to go far beyond a simple restoration of property.…”