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Land reform minister announces an intensified programme to allocate arable land to emerging farmers

State to lease more land to emerging farmers

Land reform minister announces an intensified programme to allocate arable land to emerging farmers

Ida Plaatjies takes Land Reform deputy minister Mcebisi Skwatsha into one of the homes on the Marlenique Estate in Simondium.

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

The opposition protest aims to support Guaido’s bid to set up a transitional government ahead of new elections. (Reuters)

Rural development trashes DA’s land reform claims

The national department says it is behind the Western Cape’s success – and it provides the funds

Looking for answers: Some ANC members believe that divisions over support for Mcebisi Skwatsha (above) were behind the attack.(David Harrison,M&G)

ANC ward wars: Strife begins at 40

A vicious attack on an ANC meeting has exposed the bitter divisions in the ‘Nkandla of the Cape.’

Rasool could be forced to fly back to face music

Rasool could be forced to fly back to face music

The state may bring Ebrahim Rasool home from the US to pre-empt the outcome of a DA-led criminal investigation into the "brown envelope" scandal.

‘ANC let us down

‘ANC let us down,’ says community

Fed up with the replacement of its elected candidate, Knysna is declaring its independence, writes <b>Glynnis Underhill</b>.

ANC leaders seek to calm tensions over Skwatsha

Top members of the ANC this week spent days listening to ANC groups who appealed against the processes of the Western Cape provincial conference.

Knives out in Cape ballot

Knives out in Cape ballot

Affidavits filed with the police allege bribery and threats of violence to compel voting for certain candidates.

ANC Western Cape tries out for Idols

The ANC in the Western Cape are similar to the Idols hopefuls they shared conference space with this weekend, writes <b>Verashni Pillay</b>.

Skwatsha says Cape ANC vote ‘fraudulent’

Marius Fransman was elected as the chairperson of the Western Cape ANC on Saturday night after his rival claimed the proceedings were "fraudulent".

ANC in Cape Town for ‘do or die’ meeting

Jacob Zuma berated delegates at an ANC conference in Cape Town on Saturday for failing to regain the region from the Democratic Alliance.

ANC Western Cape conference delayed

The start ANC’s repeatedly postponed Western Cape provincial conference was delayed once again on Friday as delegates arrived late for the talks.

Cape ANC contest takes shape

Candidates supporting Mcebisi Skwatsha have taken the top positions in both the Boland and Southern Cape regional executives.

More Western Cape ANC turmoil

More Western Cape ANC turmoil

The ANC Women’s League is up in arms after being banned from voting at a conference in the Boland.

ANC Western Cape conference only in 2011

The ANC will hold its much-delayed Western Cape provincial conference only after next year’s local government polls.

Western Cape ANC leaders told to revert to the Manuel

Trevor Manuel jetted into Cape Town to help ANC leaders unify.

Moving beyond the Faustian pact

Ebrahim Rasool has found himself relieved and vindicated by the admission that there had been some collusion between the DA and some ANC members.

Skwatsha denies ‘treasonous’ leak

The Western Cape politician says he didn’t give information to the DA.

ANC takes by-election gripe to court

The ANC on Thursday asked the Constitutional Court to invalidate the 12 by-elections their candidates were excluded from in the Western Cape.

Against all odds

Two months into his new job as ANC chair in the Western Cape, Mcebisi Skwatsha is confident that the ANC will win the province in the next election.