Surplus People Project
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No dignity in displacement: Tenure insecurity in the Winelands
The conditions of people who work and live in South Africa’s farms today have remained the same as under apartheid. Will the new amendments in legislation bring about change?
Ecosystem of injustice: The hidden system that keeps rural South Africa unequal
Behind the facade of certification and social investment, inequality stems from an arrangement designed to protect corporate profits and maintain elite land ownership
Award-winning exploitation: South Africa’s sustainability façade unmasked
Rural people are dispossessed and displaced by companies that collect awards for ESG credentials, corporate social investment and sector excellence
The tragic loss of seed culture
The proposed seed Bills restrict the freedom of seed users to share, save, exchange or sell seed and creates a dependency on bought, modified seed