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Govt remains committed to land-reform objectivesThe government won't abandon its aim of transferring 30% of land to black owners because failure to do this risks Zimbabwe-style polarisation. SA govt plans revised farm takeover lawThe government plans to resubmit a Bill to Parliament that would allow it to seize land from farmers if negotiations to buy the land from them failed. Mugabe: Land grabs the 'best thing' to happen to ZimThe Zimbabwe land-reform programme was the "best thing that could have happened to an African country", according to President Robert Mugabe. An emotive issueThere was consternation in certain quarters this week after President Jacob Zuma said he was eyeing changes to South Africa's land-reform programme. Incompetence behind land-reform problems, says FF+Jacob Zuma is being misled by incompetent officials into believing the willing-buyer, willing-seller principle is stalling land reform, the FF+ says. Zuma eyes changes to land reformPresident Jacob Zuma on Monday said the government is planning to make changes to the willing-buyer, willing-seller method of land redistribution. Mugabe: Zim land reform will spare some white farmersZimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Thursday said some white farmers would be spared under his controversial land reforms. |
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