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Land Reform

READ IN FULL: President Ramaphosa’s announcement on land expropriation, job creation
Article
/ 1 August 2018

READ IN FULL: President Ramaphosa’s announcement on land expropriation, job creation

‘The Lekgotla focused on a number of issues, including the current status of our economy, job creation and land reform’

By Staff Reporter
‘Expropriation without compensation must start now — not later’
Article
/ 19 July 2018

‘Expropriation without compensation must start now — not later’

The overwhelming sentiment in the North West is to give land to the people not traditional authorities

By Mashadi Kekana
Zim land reform can actually teach SA a thing or two
Article
/ 12 July 2018

Zim land reform can actually teach SA a thing or two

Aside from land grabs by greedy elites, a notable spinoff has been the successful subdivision of farms

By Staff Reporter
Section 25 hearings underscore the racial economic divide
Article
/ 29 June 2018

Section 25 hearings underscore the racial economic divide

Present were white landowners with their 4x4s and landless black people from shantytowns, who came in minibuses

By Lucas Ledwaba
Letters to the Editor: June 29 to July 5
Article
/ 29 June 2018

Letters to the Editor: June 29 to July 5

Readers write in about Neville Alexander, South Africa’s immigration policies and land reform

By Letters
“Yes to expropriation” the general feeling at Upington public hearings
Article
/ 28 June 2018

“Yes to expropriation” the general feeling at Upington public hearings

While there were those opposed to the proposed amendment, many spoke in favour of it

By Carl Collison
‘Test land tenure in court’
Article
/ 28 June 2018

‘Test land tenure in court’

An Ingonyama Trust challenge to the land reform process could see a landmark ruling

By Paddy Harper
Emotions run high at Northern Cape’s first hearing on land expropriation
Article
/ 26 June 2018

Emotions run high at Northern Cape’s first hearing on land expropriation

AfriForum delivered a petition made up of approximately 300 000 signatures of people opposed to expropriation without compensation

By Carl Collison
Development key to effective land reform
Article
/ 22 June 2018

Development key to effective land reform

Secure tenure in rural areas, access to urban land and educating new farmers will help policy succeed

By Eddie Rakabe
Pace of land reform weak and pathetic, says Cronin
Article
/ 20 June 2018

Pace of land reform weak and pathetic, says Cronin

Jeremy Cronin has ascribed the "pathetic" pace of land reform to factors like weak policy, corruption, lack of will and a lack of capacity

By Carin Smith
Skwatsha: Western Cape could be testing ground for land expropriation
Article
/ 6 June 2018

Skwatsha: Western Cape could be testing ground for land expropriation

​The deputy minister of rural development and land reform may assist more than 20 000 farm dwellers facing eviction in the Drakenstein municipality

By Staff Reporter
I voted yes for land expropriation
Article
/ 17 May 2018

I voted yes for land expropriation

In 1994, 86% of land was white-owned. There had been an agreement that 30% would be transferred by 1999, the date has been shifted to 2025.

By Zukiswa Wanner
Land committee receives 140 000 submissions, faces ‘nightmare’ planning for hearings
Article
/ 8 May 2018

Land committee receives 140 000 submissions, faces ‘nightmare’ planning for hearings

The National Assembly in February adopted a motion for a constitutional review allowing for the expropriation of land without compensation

By Tehillah Nieselow
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
Labour tenants to be first in line
Article
/ 19 April 2018

Labour tenants to be first in line

They live on the land and till the land, but don’t own the land. Expropriation could remedy this

By Thulebona Mhlanga
Small-scale farmers should be at the centre of land reform in South Africa
Article
/ 18 April 2018

Small-scale farmers should be at the centre of land reform in South Africa

South Africa’s land reform programme will fail if it continues to neglect smallholder farming

By Ben Cousins
DA defends land reform successes
Article
/ 13 April 2018

DA defends land reform successes

The party has reputed a report by the M&G, defending its land reform policies in the Western Cape as being the most successful in the country

By Staff Reporter
‘White man said he found our land to build a school’
Article
/ 13 April 2018

‘White man said he found our land to build a school’

Despite a court ruling the descendants of labour tenants in Hilton have still not got their land back

By Lucas Ledwaba
PE homeowners complain about land occupiers
Article
/ 12 April 2018

PE homeowners complain about land occupiers

A resident, who said she feared reprisals if named, said: ‘Ever since the ‘squatters’ came… we are facing a torrid time…’

By Joseph Chirume
There will be no land grabs, theft ― Ramaphosa
Article
/ 31 March 2018

There will be no land grabs, theft ― Ramaphosa

​The land will be returned to people within the confines of the law, said President Ramaphosa during a Good Friday sermon

By Staff Reporter
Nkoana-Mashabane talks tough on land
Article
/ 18 March 2018

Nkoana-Mashabane talks tough on land

She intends fighting to ensure land comes with water rights

By Hlengiwe Nhlabathi
Food sovereignty the viable alternative to ANC, EFF land solutions
Article
/ 15 March 2018

Food sovereignty the viable alternative to ANC, EFF land solutions

Among the issues are the need to ensure food security in the future and whether expropriation of without compensation can happen through just the law

By Vishwas Satgar
South Africa’s land debate is clouded by misrepresentation and lack of data
Article
/ 12 March 2018

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

By Ben Cousins
​Unembargoed: March 9 to 15
Article
/ 12 March 2018

​Unembargoed: March 9 to 15

From state funds being used to spy on an M&G journalist to people being given jobs for NDZ votes. Don’t miss it!

By Staff Reporter
Land debate in South Africa is about dignity and equality— not the Constitution
Article
/ 5 March 2018

Land debate in South Africa is about dignity and equality— not the Constitution

The crisis caused by land expropriation without compensation will be resolved by opening up the economy and addressing historical inequalities

By Point Author
Editorial: Restoring land is restoring dignity
Article
/ 2 March 2018

Editorial: Restoring land is restoring dignity

‘Dignity is not some manufactured sense of entitlement. Affirming a person’s dignity is to affirm their humanity’

By Editorial
EFF knows what it wants on land
Article
/ 2 March 2018

EFF knows what it wants on land

But the ANC does not yet have a policy for its decision to expropriate land without compensation

By Govan Whittles
Keep an open mind on the land debate: Maria Ramos
Article
/ 1 March 2018

Keep an open mind on the land debate: Maria Ramos

The land debate has to be approached calmly and responsibly says Barclays Africa Group chief executive Maria Ramos.

By Lynley Donnelly
Lamola on land expropriation: We need legislation as forceful as war
Article
/ 1 March 2018

Lamola on land expropriation: We need legislation as forceful as war

Lamola said it was worrying that this had to be done by a party outside of the ANC but celebrated the fact that it was finally happening

By Tshidi Madia
Malema: Farming must continue ‘uninterrupted’, but ‘idle’ land must be redistributed
Article
/ 1 March 2018

Malema: Farming must continue ‘uninterrupted’, but ‘idle’ land must be redistributed

Malema also emphasised that there was no turning back on their call for the state to own all the land in the country

By Mahlatse Mahlase
EFF due to table motion of land expropriation without compensation in Parliament
Article
/ 27 February 2018

EFF due to table motion of land expropriation without compensation in Parliament

The EFF proposes that a committee be established to make it possible for the state to expropriate land in the public interest, without compensation

By Jan Gerber
​Unembargoed: February 23 to March 1
Article
/ 26 February 2018

​Unembargoed: February 23 to March 1

It’s the new, new SA: The dark age of Zuma has been replaced by a Cyril lovefest— here’s what it looks like

By Staff Reporter
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