The pace of land reform needs to be increased. But taking power from the courts and giving it to the executive will only create more policy uncertainty
Once again, political expediency has trumped principled action
Despite alleged abuses of power and people’s trust, the ANC appears to have abandoned plans to reform the controversial Ingonyama Trust Board
On paper, the Bino family of Kowa (formerly Elliot), Eastern Cape, are a land reform success story. In 2000, they applied with their relatives to pool their government subsidies and buy the 500-hectare Killcholoumkill farm, which the government had bought from a white commercial farmer for the purposes of land reform. Over the past 20 […]
Constitutional changes can’t resolve the real causes of slow and fraught transformation of property ownership
According to a new report, the poor remain on the sidelines of farm redistribution
‘Community consent’ is now required for mining but in practice this further benefits elite interests
Scathing Constitutional Court judgment bemoans land reform department’s inability to get job done in time
Section 25 of the Constitution is the key but a new Expropriation Act is also urgently needed
‘Over 25 years of democracy, the government’s attempts at land restitution have been lambasted for their slow pace and all-round inefficiency’
The ANC proposes to continue working with large agricultural businesses, an approach that has to date marginalised small-scale farmers
Eight provinces voted in favour, and one province voted against the process to amend Section 25 of Constitution
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S&P would likely wait for the next budget, when there is more clarity on the fiscal position before taking a decision
The president said the government would assist the community by developing their ability to create sustainable income and jobs from the land
Attempts at agricultural transformation in Africa have failed largely because of revenge and populist and ideologically driven reforms
Redistribution must favour the poor and include the ability to make the land productive
A clan’s claim to prime areas of the capital has been dogged by controversy
Brian Whittaker explains how expropriation without compensation will require careful management by the state
It’s not only the original property owners but also young people who dream about land
Among the plans are increased funds for black farmers and agri-processing to create jobs
‘Land reform has never been just a nice-to-do. Both for reasons of equity and to provide a base for economic growth, it has always been a have-to-do’
‘The Lekgotla focused on a number of issues, including the current status of our economy, job creation and land reform’
The overwhelming sentiment in the North West is to give land to the people not traditional authorities
Aside from land grabs by greedy elites, a notable spinoff has been the successful subdivision of farms
Present were white landowners with their 4x4s and landless black people from shantytowns, who came in minibuses
Readers write in about Neville Alexander, South Africa’s immigration policies and land reform
While there were those opposed to the proposed amendment, many spoke in favour of it
An Ingonyama Trust challenge to the land reform process could see a landmark ruling
AfriForum delivered a petition made up of approximately 300 000 signatures of people opposed to expropriation without compensation
Secure tenure in rural areas, access to urban land and educating new farmers will help policy succeed
Jeremy Cronin has ascribed the "pathetic" pace of land reform to factors like weak policy, corruption, lack of will and a lack of capacity