Opinions

“How land reform and rural development can help reduce poverty in South Africa” – The Conversation

28/09/2017 // 0 Comments

28 September 2017 By Leslie J. Bank and Tim GB Hart “…Large tracts of land lie fallow in the country’s rural areas, particularly in former homelands (surrogate [...]

“Land audit can help dispel myths surrounding landownership ” – Politicsweb

28/09/2017 // 0 Comments

28 September 2017 By Pieter Groenewald “FF Plus leader says report will show just how much land is in the hands of white, black, brown and Indian people.The [...]

“Land, The Solution To Economic Freedom?” – Business Media Mags

20/09/2017 // 0 Comments

20 September 2017 “…Land has formed an important part of the campaign for radical economic transformation. The expropriation of land without compensation is [...]

“Urban Migration: What The Marikana Informal Settlement Judgment Teaches” – Huffington Post

18/09/2017 // 0 Comments

18 September 2017 By Phephelaphi Dube “…Despite early attempts in 2013 to evict the unlawful occupants, the number of unlawful occupants had exponentially grown [...]

“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 [...]

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