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Land Act

Recall unheard voices  in South Africa’s history
Analysis
/ 14 February 2020

Recall unheard voices in South Africa’s history

Adelaide Tantsi Dube’s poem was published in 1913, the year Africans were stripped of their land

By Athambile Masola
Expropriating land won’t rid us of red tape
Article
/ 4 May 2018

Expropriating land won’t rid us of red tape

Current land reform policy is so bogged down by bureaucracy that there’ll be no quick-fix solution

By Staff Reporter
A township obliterates a rural life bulldozed by apartheid
Article
/ 24 November 2017

A township obliterates a rural life bulldozed by apartheid

This week the Mail & Guardian is proud to publish a story that is a continuation of a new, specialised reporting genre,

By Lucas Ledwaba
No one will be left out of land claims process, says Zuma
Article
/ 27 February 2014

No one will be left out of land claims process, says Zuma

President Jacob Zuma has asked traditional leaders to use their resources and help their communities reclaim land – with the help of a good lawyer.

By Andisiwe Makinana
ANC fast forwards vote-catching Bills
Article
/ 13 February 2014

ANC fast forwards vote-catching Bills

The ANC has pushed a number of high-profile amendments to a number of laws ahead of the upcoming elections.

By Lynley Donnelly
Reviled Land Act is being re-enacted
Analysis
/ 6 February 2014

Reviled Land Act is being re-enacted

The irony of two "tribal" Bills that serve the interests of chiefs over ordinary citizens appears to be lost on the ANC, writes Aninka Claassens.

By Staff Reporter
ANC land policies: Talk left, walk right?
Analysis
/ 23 January 2014

ANC land policies: Talk left, walk right?

It’s good election rhetoric but the main problems dogging farm redistribution are not being addressed, say Ben Cousins and Ruth Hall.

By Ben Cousins and Ruth Hall
Up to 21% of land is state owned, says surveyor general
Article
/ 5 September 2013

Up to 21% of land is state owned, says surveyor general

An audit of state-owned land has found at least 14% of the area of South Africa – and perhaps as much as a fifth – is owned by the government.

By Phillip De Wet
Modise returns R60m worth of ‘stolen’ land
Article
/ 26 August 2013

Modise returns R60m worth of ‘stolen’ land

North West Premier Thandi Modise has returned six farms in the Ratlou municipality after they were taken from the community through the 1913 Land Act.

By Sapa
ANC: Land Act centenary a chance to evaluate progress
Article
/ 19 June 2013

ANC: Land Act centenary a chance to evaluate progress

The 100th birthday of the 1913 Natives Land Act provides an opportunity for SA to evaluate progress made in land redistribution, says the ANC.

By Sapa
Farming problems are clear but the solutions are not
Analysis
/ 14 June 2013

Farming problems are clear but the solutions are not

Can we create one million new jobs in agriculture as envisaged by the National Development Plan (NDP)? If so, how?

By Ben Cousins and Ruth Hall
Land reform: Hopes die hard on battle fields
Article
/ 17 May 2013

Land reform: Hopes die hard on battle fields

One of the democratic government’s biggest challenges has been to undo the notorious Natives Land Act of 1913 with land reform.

By Staff Reporter
Zuma: Land restitution not off the table
Article
/ 15 January 2013

Zuma: Land restitution not off the table

President Jacob Zuma says the law dealing with land restitution is biased against claimants and should be revisited to ensure socio-economic equality.

By Sapa

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