“Grabbing land in la-la land” – Moneyweb
26 May 2017 By Jerry Schuitema “…In the absence of a credible land ownership audit, political mischief has ensured a vague and highly skewed picture of the [...]
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“The promised land lies fallow” – Business Day
25 May 2017 “Government bought the land following successful land claims against these properties, according to Netwerk24. But then it sat on its hands. Former [...]
“Restoring people’s dignity” – Business Day
25 May 2017 By Themba Mzula Hleko “The recent handover of R13m by Deputy Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Mcebisi Skwatsha as compensation to 122 families [...]
“Land and ‘radical economic transformation’ ” – AIDC
25 May 2017 By Ben Cousins “Land has moved to the centre of political discourse in recent months. At the same time, allegations of state capture by the Gupta family [...]
“AfriBusiness intervenes in Pienaarspoort land grabs” – Politicsweb
23 May 2017 By Charles Castle “The business rights watchdog AfriBusiness is currently busy rendering assistance to landowners in Pienaarspoort in cooperation with its [...]
“Land transformation madness” – politicsweb
21 May 2017 By John Kane-Berman “If anybody out there is wondering what ‘real economic transformation’ as applied to land might mean, they could study [...]
“It is time to return to the negotiating table to address the subject of land” – City Press
20 May 2017 By Enoch Phiri “Our nation is at a crossroads yet again. The unfinished business of our transition to a democratic nation has caught up with us and we can [...]
“Let’s not let the commitment to radical land reform slip” – politicsweb
19 May 2017 By Themba Mthembu “…This year 2017 began with a highly pitched intonation around the land issue as part of political monologue from different [...]
“Why Land Seizure Is Back in News in South Africa: QuickTake Q&A” – Bloomberg
19 May 2017 By Arabile Gumede and Amogelang Mbatha “More than two decades after white-minority rule ended in South Africa, most of its profitable farms and estates [...]
“Minister’s devilish formula for property valuation in restitution cases unpacked” – farming portal
19 May 2017 By Dr Anthea Jeffery “Under a formula devised by Gugile Nkwinti, minister of rural development and land reform, the value the state assigns to property [...]
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