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US President Donald Trump. (File photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

SA opts for quiet diplomacy over impossible mission to Washington

The government is trying instead to build alliances within the G20 as President Trump continues to malign South Africa

Impofu Dam. (File photo)

Are South Africa’s proposed water use licence reforms racist and unconstitutional?

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has picked up on the introduction of racial quotas for black shareholding in water use licences, sparking fierce debate

David Mlondobozi is one of dozens of small farmers in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, who lost land or grazing rights to a huge citrus farming project sponsored by the Motsepe Foundation. (Photos by Bernard Chiguvare)

Farmers fear loss of land to Motsepe Foundation citrus project

The foundation has injected millions into the project and the Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has also approved millions in funding, but farmers say they…

Sub-Saharan Africa is on the front line of the climate crisis, facing rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, extreme weather events and mounting threats to food security and infrastructure.

Prepare for El Niño, agriculture and climate experts warn

The phenomenon has historically been associated with drier, warmer conditions over the summer rainfall regions of South Africa

Roads and other infrastructure has been damaged and at least 253 people have died. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP)

Perfect storm: Heavy rainfall in KwaZulu-Natal exposes reality of poor planning

In the face of climate change, inadequate urban planning in eThekwini exacerbates flooding and poor road maintenance in KwaZulu-Natal and the rest of South Africa affects food…

The El Niño-induced drought and heatwave in February and March hit crops hard in Southern Africa. (Conrad Bornman/Gallo Images)

Worry about food prices, not heavy rains

Farmers face higher input costs such as hikes in fertilisers and fuel prices as well as the expected 20.5% electricity hike requested by Eskom, says AgriSA

Two changes are to be made for a court to determine how much must be paid for expropriated land. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Courts to guide land expropriation

Two bits of law need to be approved before a court can decide if land owners will be compensated

Municipalities were placed under restrictions to cut water use by 45%. (Mike Hutchings/Reuters)

Water restrictions: Govt to announce water allocation before month end

According to Carl Opperman, CEO of Agri Wes-Cape, the agricultural sector was not happy with the delays in decision-making

The parliamentary submissions follow a nationwide tour where public land hearings were held. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Parliament to hear stakeholder submissions on land expropriation

The presentations are expected to continue until Friday.

Sho Madjozi may be the first millennial rapping in Xitsonga, but others came before her

AgriSA: AfriForum’s #farmlist irresponsible

Agricultural lobby group AgriSA has called AfriFoum’s release of a list of farms allegedly earmarked for expropriation “irresponsible”

Joshua Tas

“We want our land back”: Northern Cape joins increasing land chorus

An overwhelming majority of oral submissions called for an amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution

‘Nil compensation’ is a legally and constitutionally sound tool that parliament has chosen to use to achieve legitimate governmental ends

Farm murder rate lowest in 20 years

AgriSA has warned that it was essential to have accurate statistics around farm attacks to avoid making unfounded claims

The Sunday Times reported more than a week ago that Mahumapelo had instructed AgriDelight to deliver a herd of cattle worth R1.5-million to the Nkandla homestead of his political ally

Whistleblower fingers North West leaders in ‘farm scam’

A company that secured contracts worth hundreds of millions of rands was allegedly a conduit to funnel funds to senior provincial politicians

Harvest season on a wine farm in Stellenbosch

South Africa’s land debate is clouded by misrepresentation and lack of data

South Africa’s land policy is flailing around in the dark, with the haziest of understandings of how well or how badly land reform is doing

The ANC adopted land expropriation without compensation as policy at its 54th elective conference in December 2017

ANC to table amendment to EFF’s land expropriation proposal

In a highly anticipated debate could lead to amendments to the Constitution so that land can be expropriated without compensation.

Municipalities have failed to prioritise the rights of labour tenants and farmworkers

South Africa is still way behind the curve on transforming land ownership

There is very little clarity as to who owns what land in South Africa. A lack of reliable data and statistics doesn’t help.

Glencore-Xstrata may have increased export capacity at the Richards Bay coal terminal.

AgriSA compensation bid turned down by ConCourt

Efforts by AgriSA to win R2-million in compensation for coal rights it claims were expropriated by the state have been unsuccessful.

Certification and social investment awards hide the harms that farmworkers suffer. Photo: File

Cosatu and Agri-SA in farm strike stand-off

Cosatu and Agri-SA have blamed one another for stalled talks aimed at ending the Western Cape farm workers’ strike.

Maize deficit a boon for SA farmers

Agricultural bodies and government have discounted reports of pending doom due a shortage in South Africa’s maize stocks.

Sexwale rapped over ‘evil farmers’ comment

Comments made by Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale did not constitute hate speech, but were insensitive, the SA Human Rights Commission said.