THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Feb 10 2012 12:31 | LAST UPDATED Feb 10 2012 12:31 |
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How to grow communal land useSubsistence farmers should be helped to increase yields and find profitable markets, says researcher. 'SA doesn't need constitutional change for land reform'Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says government has no need to change the Constitution to achieve its land reform targets. Green paper on land reform offers 'no guidance'The Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies says the green paper on land reform isn't unconstitutional, but it is "vague and insubstantial". SA struggles to meet land reform targetsSA has reversed gains in its goal of transferring 30% of commercial farmland to blacks by 2014 after aspirant farmers resold land bought for them. Land reform green paper tabledThe draft green paper on land reform, released on Wednesday, proposes a single reconfigured four-tier system of land reform. Foreign ownership of land to be curtailedForeign ownership of South African land is set for a radical change in terms of the green paper on land reform approved by the Cabinet this week. MalaMala wants R900-millionMalaMala, the world-renowned game reserve, is involved in a land-claim dispute that could determine the future of government's land-reform programme. 'n Boer maak 'n nuwe planA farm owner is offering to ensure a transfer of management skills to prospective farmers, writes Kwanele Sosibo. DA asks Zuma for clarity on land reformPresident Jacob Zuma should urgently clarify the government's position on land expropriation, the Democratic Alliance said on Sunday. Zuma's new land trajectory is nothing new, say expertsPresident Jacob Zuma's announcement of a "new trajectory for land reform in South Africa" is nothing new, according to trade unionists. |
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