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Shut out: Some small-scale farmers, such as Johannes Ntuli, have not received a cent from government despite policies that are meant to uplift them and their agribusinesses. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
INSTITUTE FOR POVERTY

Land reform captured by the elite

According to a new report, the poor remain on the sidelines of farm redistribution

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read
Unreformed: Redistribution, restitution and tenure, the three pillars of land reform, have failed to redress the inequalities created by colonial and apartheid governments. (Paul Botes)
DEREK HANEKOM

Search for ways to stop the land slide

Experts say an area-based approach is needed, but district and local government are not on board

  • Monty J. Roodt
8 min read
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE

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".

  • Katharine Child
4 min read
AGRISA

Boers are moving north

South African farmers are being courted by African nations to the north with offers of land — but what will happen to the food they grow?

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read