Opinions

“Why red lights are flashing over consultation on communal land bills” – Business Day

18/09/2017 // 0 Comments

18 September 2017 By Constance Mogale “…Parliament is processing, or is due to process, six bills that have particular significance for the rights of people [...]

“From the Inside: The other Marikana and its implications” – Daily Maverick

10/09/2017 // 0 Comments

10 September 2017 By Helen Zille “…The judge addressed one of the key unresolved issues by ordering the City to enter into negotiations with the landowners to [...]

“Land reform mirage: ANC govt fails to take property rights seriously” – Biznews

07/09/2017 // 0 Comments

07 July 2017 By Chris Hattingh “…The poor will be mired in poverty and uncertainty until guaranteed property rights. A new study from UWC (University of the [...]

“Restoring land productivity” – news.uct.

04/09/2017 // 0 Comments

04 September 2017 By Kate-Lyn Moore “…Historically, rehabilitation has been very poorly managed, says Gule. This is clear from even a cursory glance around [...]

“Win-win solution for land reform not out of reach” – farmingportal

03/09/2017 // 0 Comments

03 September 2017 “…any short-term gains will be short-lived if we go the route of expropriation without compensation as the realities of disinvestment will [...]

“Planting seeds for successful land reform” – Farming Portal

31/08/2017 // 0 Comments

31 August 2017 “The Birbury farmworkers in the Bathurst pineapple belt, between Grahamstown and Port Alfred, are on the cusp of having their poverty-stricken lives [...]

“Land and property rights: ‘title deeds as usual’ won’t work” – Polity.org

25/08/2017 // 0 Comments

25 August 2017 By Rosalie Kingwill “Renewed emphasis in policy discourses on systematic land titling to solve insecure tenure in South Africa is understandable. A [...]

“How the government is throttling land reform” – Business Day

24/08/2017 // 0 Comments

24 August 2017 By Claire Bisseker “…The chief finding of the three-year field study by University of the Western Cape (UWC) and Rhodes University researchers is [...]

“Land redistribution must go beyond populism – Jonas” – News24

24/08/2017 // 0 Comments

24 August 2017 By Paul Herman “Land redistribution must be a product of inclusive growth and not a response to populist calls for expropriation without compensation, [...]

“Farm worker evictions — the other side where the landowner suffers” – Business Day

23/08/2017 // 0 Comments

23 August 2017 By Jane Sussens “…The Extension of Security of Tenure Act is a laudable piece of legislation designed to protect handicapped and elderly farm [...]

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