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Land Reform

Zuma: Foreign-owned land ban applies to agricultural land
Article
/ 19 February 2015

Zuma: Foreign-owned land ban applies to agricultural land

President Jacob Zuma says that the Land Holdings Bill does not affect foreign nationals who are planning to buy homes for residences in South Africa.

By Sapa
Unbanned 25 years ago: The promise of the time hasn’t been fulfilled
Article
/ 29 January 2015

Unbanned 25 years ago: The promise of the time hasn’t been fulfilled

It’s 25 years since Madiba’s release from prison and the unbanning of political parties. Former minister Mosibudi Mangena asks what’s changed.

By Staff Reporter
ANC wants land cap of 12 000 hectares or two farms
Article
/ 28 January 2015

ANC wants land cap of 12 000 hectares or two farms

The ANC top brass have proposed limiting the amount of land South Africans can own and the party won’t wait for the law to be tested constitutionally.

By Qaanitah Hunter
Claimants still waiting for the promised land
Article
/ 23 October 2014

Claimants still waiting for the promised land

All people should be treated equally so that the land questions are dealt with justly and fairly.

By Staff Reporter
Communities stuck in land ownership battle with govt
Article
/ 7 October 2014

Communities stuck in land ownership battle with govt

The communities of Enon and Bersheba in the Eastern Cape are locked in a stalemate over the transfer of title deeds with the land reform department.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Hilton land claimants finally get their day in court
Article
/ 17 September 2014

Hilton land claimants finally get their day in court

After 13 years of government stalling, about 18 000 Hilton College Estate labour tenants will have their case heard in the Land Claims Court.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Commercial farmers question Mantashe on land reform
Article
/ 13 August 2014

Commercial farmers question Mantashe on land reform

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe faced farmers’ questions about land reform, food security, labour unrest and agricultural policy inconsistencies.

By Staff Reporter
Seven facts about the Restitution of Land Rights Act
Article
/ 7 August 2014

Seven facts about the Restitution of Land Rights Act

Land reform is in the spotlight again after an amendment to 1994’s Restitution of Land Rights Act. Here are seven facts to consider.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Frameworks on land rights need to evolve and be updated
Article
/ 23 July 2014

Frameworks on land rights need to evolve and be updated

A Wiser panel has highlighted how old traditional barriers still exist for issues surrounding land reform and ownership in South Africa.

By Kwanele Sosibo
This land is MY land: EFF and FF+ trade slings and arrows
Article
/ 23 July 2014

This land is MY land: EFF and FF+ trade slings and arrows

A raucous exchange over who stole whose land led to the eviction of EFF MPs from Parliament – after which ANC leaders took up their fight.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Nkwinti: Policy paper on land reform isn’t un-ANC
Article
/ 1 July 2014

Nkwinti: Policy paper on land reform isn’t un-ANC

The land reform policy emanates from the ANC’s 2012 policy conference held, and was approved by the national conference, says minister Gugile Nkwinti.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Sensitive reform policy sees reopening of land claims
Article
/ 1 July 2014

Sensitive reform policy sees reopening of land claims

Those wanting to lodge land claims now have another five years in which to do so, says Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti.

By Andisiwe Makinana
President Zuma signs land bill into law
Article
/ 30 June 2014

President Zuma signs land bill into law

President Jacob Zuma has signed the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill into law, his office said on Monday.

By Sapa
Land reform proposal not ANC brainchild – report
Article
/ 29 June 2014

Land reform proposal not ANC brainchild – report

An ANC NEC member has reported that the controversial new land reform proposals didn’t emanate from the party’s 2012 Mangaung conference resolutions.

By Sapa
DA: New land reform proposals are a recipe for disaster
Article
/ 24 June 2014

DA: New land reform proposals are a recipe for disaster

The DA has questioned why government has made such a "profound departure" from the land reform model proposed in its National Development Plan.

By Sapa
Letters to the editor: June 13 to 19 2014
Article
/ 12 June 2014

Letters to the editor: June 13 to 19 2014

M&G readers air their views on religion and the Constitution, land reform and the Israel-Palestine conflict.

By Letters
What Zuma had to say, from Nkandla to Marikana
Article
/ 6 May 2014

What Zuma had to say, from Nkandla to Marikana

As South Africa goes to the polls, we look at how President Jacob Zuma has campaigned around key issues in the run-up to elections.

By Sarah Evans
Land-reform policy ‘not thought through’
Article
/ 16 April 2014

Land-reform policy ‘not thought through’

Giving half of SA’s commercial farms over to workers may be beyond the state’s wherewithal.

By Lynley Donnelly
District Six land claimants one step closer to houses
Article
/ 8 March 2014

District Six land claimants one step closer to houses

Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti hopes to fast track the third phase of District Six development to have the elderly in houses by Christmas.

By Sapa
Land reform: Find a good lawyer, says Zuma
Article
/ 27 February 2014

Land reform: Find a good lawyer, says Zuma

Speaking at the opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders, Jacob Zuma says laws governing land reform are in favour of land owners.

By Sapa
Land reform Bill passed against political ruckus
Article
/ 25 February 2014

Land reform Bill passed against political ruckus

The Bill that will see the land restitution process being re-opened has been passed following a heated and emotional debate in the National Assembly.

By Sapa
Zille goes to Twitter war
Article
/ 25 February 2014

Zille goes to Twitter war

A spat between Helen Zille and journalist Carien du Plessis has turned ugly after Zille brought race into the debate in a rather personal attack.

By Verashni Pillay
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
Right of reply: Land policy elitism smear far off track
Article
/ 31 January 2014

Right of reply: Land policy elitism smear far off track

Land Acquisition Strategy officials have made a habit of peddling disinformation, says department of rural development and land reform’s Hilton Toolo.

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
Zanu-PF’s dizzy policy spin
Article
/ 22 November 2013

Zanu-PF’s dizzy policy spin

The party seems to have realised that it cannot continue with its hardline stance and has made significant policy shifts since the July poll.

By Kudzai Mashininga
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
Jury still out on Zim’s land reform
Africa
/ 28 June 2013

Jury still out on Zim’s land reform

Critics argue the restitution policy has done little to improve food security or the agribusiness sector in the country.

By Staff Reporter
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
Zimbabwe: The land issue revisited
Africa
/ 3 May 2013

Zimbabwe: The land issue revisited

Zim is reconsidering compensating white commercial farmers whose farms were seized during the chaotic 2000 land reform process, the M&G has learnt.

By Inyasha Chivara
Land reform plan has ‘not failed’
Article
/ 5 April 2013

Land reform plan has ‘not failed’

Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti has disputed claims that the ­government will not meet its reform target.

By Staff Reporter
Coming back from the brink of disaster
Africa
/ 5 April 2013

Coming back from the brink of disaster

In this edited extract of Zimbabwe Takes Back Its Land, the writers argue that land redistribution in Zimbabwe was inevitable.

By Staff Reporter
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