SA Making Progress in Land Redistribution
Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe says government has made tangible progress in land
18 November 2016
Summit to place Limpopo land claim communities under spotlight
The ANC’s provincial leadership made an announcement on Monday afternoon that they would host the summit on November 19 and 20 in
18 November 2016
Summit to place Limpopo land claim communities under spotlight
The ANC’s provincial leadership made an announcement on Monday afternoon that they would host the summit on November 19 and 20 in
18 November 2016
High-level panel provides public forum for restitution of land
The land — access to it for farming, land and traditional leaders, land for housing, secure tenure on land, restitution for
18 November 2016
Nationwide Public Hearings Have Assisted Committee to Strengthen Esta
The Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform is satisfied with inputs made by farm workers, farm-dwellers and
18 November 2016
Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries on 2nd quarter 2016/17 performance, in presence of Minister & Deputy Minister
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) briefed the Portfolio Committee on its second quarter performance and
18 November 2016
Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries on 2nd quarter 2016/17 performance, in presence of Minister & Deputy Minister
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) briefed the Portfolio Committee on its second quarter performance and
15 November 2016
Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries on 2nd quarter 2016/17 performance, in presence of Minister & Deputy Minister
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) briefed the Portfolio Committee on its second quarter performance and
15 November 2016
Clan's joy at ruling over land restitution
The Bakwena ba Mare a Phogole have waged a protracted legal battle to force the state to process their land claim that was lodged in
9 November 2016
State pleads ignorance over probe into multimillion-rand land claim ‘scam’
Criminal charges have been laid relating to one of the biggest land claim scams in the country – potentially costing the government
9 November 2016
Land worth R318m seized in farm probes: Abrahams
Speaking to reporters in Parliament on Thursday‚ Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Gugile Nkwinti and National Director of
9 November 2016
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform on its 2015/16 Annual Report with FFC input
The Fiscal and Financial Commission (FCC) presented a summary of its report that evaluated the financial status of the Department of
1 November 2016
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, CRLR & Ingonyama Trust Board on their 2014/15 Annual Report
The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources was briefed by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) on its
24 May 2016
Demand for Land Bank drought-relief loans surging
Demand for State-owned land and agricultural financial services provider Land Bank’s recently announced drought relief concessional
24 May 2016
Drought Cuts South Africa 2015 Wheat Crop 18% to Four-Year Low
South Africa’s wheat production fell to a four-year low in 2015 as the lowest rainfall in more than a century damaged the
24 May 2016
Record macadamia nut prices forecast for 2016 season
Hit by tumultuous market conditions in 2015, macadamia nut farmers are expected to see record prices for the 2016 season, owing to a
24 May 2016
Cotton South Africa Sees 2015-16 Harvest Declining Almost 50%
South Africa will produce almost 50 percent less cotton this year than in the previous season after farmers switched to more profitable
24 May 2016
Grain producers to fight South African land move if price too low
South Africa's largest grain producers' group would challenge government efforts to expropriate land for redistribution to blacks if
24 May 2016
Minister Gugile Nkwinti Hands Over Financial Compensation to Communities in Kruger National Park
Minister Nkwinti accompanied by Minister Molewa to officiate at the financial compensation ceremony for claims on the Kruger National
24 May 2016
Agri SA worried about expropriation bill
Agri SA said on Friday it was not happy about the select committee on economic and business development approving the expropriation
24 May 2016
Legislation coming on land distribution
SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA said on Friday his government would push through a new law to compensate the black majority for
24 May 2016
Billions invested in SA’s renewable projects
South Africa has attracted investment for renewable projects worth billions of rand over the past five years or so, and solar
23 May 2016
SA eyes 7 000MW renewable power by mid-2016
South Africa is set to connect 7 000 megawatts (MW) of renewable power to its grid by mid-2016.
This was revealed by energy minister
23 May 2016
DoE tests market appetite for three new public-private solar parks
In a newspaper advert, the DoE indicated that an expression of interest (EoI) would be released on May 16 to determine private sector
23 May 2016
South Africa targets more renewable power, nuclear expansion to go ahead
South Africa will have connected 7,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable power to its grid by July, the energy minister said on Wednesday,
23 May 2016
Power Producers' to Contribute 7000 MW
The contribution of independent power producers under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Programme (REIPPP) is expected
23 May 2016
SA’s renewable power plan runs into trouble
South Africa’s infant renewable energy industry appears to be running out of steam after a galloping start. The Renewable Energy
23 May 2016
Saudi group keen to expand South African solar footprint well beyond Bokpoort
Located on a dead flat piece of land about an hour-and-a-half’s drive from Upington and close to the Orange river, the curved solar
23 May 2016
Access Power offers $7m prize fund for African renewable projects
Dubai-based power assets developer, Access Power, set 20th May 2016 as the deadline for developers of renewable energy in Africa to
16 May 2016
Have a look at South Africa’s new giant solar power plant [photos]
Italy's TerniEnergia recently completed its giant solar power plant in the Western Cape and it's pretty darn
16 May 2016
6 Iconic SA attractions to get solar power boost
Six of South Africa's iconic tourism attractions will be equipped with solar powered energy sources in the coming financial year,
16 May 2016
Joemat-Pettersson to invest more money in renewables
Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has described renewable energy as one of the most successful programmes in the country with the
16 May 2016
Tallying the benefits of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Power Producer’s Procurement Programme
As energy investors eagerly await announcements of the preferred bidders in the latest round of South Africa’s renewable IPP programme
16 May 2016
100 MW Kathu Solar Project in the Northern Cape of South Africa will Start Construction
ENGIE is pleased to announce that the Kathu Solar Park project in South Africa, owned by an ENGIE-led consortium with South African
16 May 2016
Eastern Cape development agencies’ R113m forestry project nets 2 700 ha new afforestation
Backed by a 2013 R83-million grant from the Development Bank of Southern Africa Jobs Fund, the Eastern Cape Development Corporation
16 May 2016
Kenya torches world’s biggest ivory bonfire to save elephants
Eleven giant pyres of tusks will be set on fire on Saturday as Kenya torches its vast ivory stockpile in a grand gesture aimed at
16 May 2016
20+ New accommodation units set to open in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is set to gain more than 20 new accommodation units and camping sites, following the Minister of
16 May 2016
Additional environmental protection for iSimangaliso
In a bid to bolster environmental protection and law enforcement, iSimangaliso Wetland Park in KwaZulu-Natal has welcomed 30 new
16 May 2016
Kruger goes Disney
The growth of the black middle class has prompted SANParks to build luxury hotels in Kruger National Park. The latest is a luxury lodge
16 May 2016
Minister Nkwinti accompanied by Minister Molewa to officiate at the financial compensation ceremony for claims on the Kruger National Park
The Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Mr Gugile Nkwinti will hand over financial compensation to communities in respect of
16 May 2016
Access Power offers $7m prize fund for African renewable projects
Dubai-based power assets developer, Access Power, set 20th May 2016 as the deadline for developers of renewable energy in Africa to
10 May 2016
Have a look at South Africa’s new giant solar power plant [photos]
Italy's TerniEnergia recently completed its giant solar power plant in the Western Cape and it's pretty darn
10 May 2016
6 Iconic SA attractions to get solar power boost
Six of South Africa's iconic tourism attractions will be equipped with solar powered energy sources in the coming financial year,
10 May 2016
Joemat-Pettersson to invest more money in renewables
Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has described renewable energy as one of the most successful programmes in the country with the
10 May 2016
Tallying the benefits of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Power Producer’s Procurement Programme
As energy investors eagerly await announcements of the preferred bidders in the latest round of South Africa’s renewable IPP programme
10 May 2016
100 MW Kathu Solar Project in the Northern Cape of South Africa will Start Construction
ENGIE is pleased to announce that the Kathu Solar Park project in South Africa, owned by an ENGIE-led consortium with South African
10 May 2016
Farmers reap success from rural development projects in W Cape
Rural development projects in various communities in the Little Karoo and Southern Cape are reaping results. With the assistance of
6 May 2016
The truth about land and home ownership in South Africa
Changes in property ownership in South Africa have been nothing short of dramatic in the last two decades and is one of the
6 May 2016
Crucial Land Records Could Be Lost Forever
I recently spent several weeks doing research in the Eastern Cape for a Masters dissertation. The research is centred on a land claim
6 May 2016
Tenants should become neighbours
Land reform is in chaos and that makes a lot of work for land activists. Just ask the new team at the helm of the Association for Rural
6 May 2016
Traditional leaders unhappy with Land Claims Commission
Traditional leaders have expressed dissatisfaction with the Commission on Restitution of Land Claims. President of the Congress of
6 May 2016
Bill limiting land ownership likely to be published for public comment in May
THE controversial Regulation of Agricultural Land Holdings Bill, which will limit the extent of land that can be owned by individuals
6 May 2016
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform expenditure: HSRC & Treasury inputs
The Committee, with the Deputy Minister in attendance, heard from National Treasury that the Department had been very successful in
5 May 2016
Committee Report on Rural Development and Land Reform Budget
The Committee met to consider the draft report on Budget Vote 30 of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.
Issues
5 May 2016
SA opens giant solar plant
The Paleisheuwel solar plant has been connected to the national transmission grid managed by Eskom. TerniEnergia, an Italian-based
5 May 2016
Implementing the Right Mix of Renewable Energy Projects in sub-Saharan Africa
In 2011, South Africa instigated the most successful and effective public-private renewable energy policy initiative in the African
5 May 2016
Budget cuts agriculture cannot afford
On 21 April, Minister Senzeni Zokwana delivered the budget speech for agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. It needs to be kept in mind
5 May 2016
Challenges of SA's black, female farmers
Workers' Day -- or May Day -- is celebrated across the globe to highlight the rights of workers.
To mark the occasion, we look at
5 May 2016
The lion’s share of prizes at a recent farming competition in Free State has gone to women
Jacobeth Tsomo is one of the winners at a competition for emerging farmers and she has taken top honours.
The Sernick agricultural
5 May 2016
Funding boost for emerging Cape farmers
In the Cape region of South Africa, the deciduous fruit industry has joined the Western Cape government and the National Treasury to
5 May 2016
Commission On Restitution of Land Rights On Land Claims Mobile Offices
Thousands of rural communities reached through restitution mobile offices.
Since the reopening of lodgement of land claims, more
5 May 2016
Land deed dispute headed for court
THE RICHTERSVELD community on the West Coast plans to take state-owned diamond mine Alexkor to the Land Claims Court for its failure to
5 May 2016
An untouchable paradise
Imagine owning a piece of paradise but not being able to live in it or even visit it. The Manyeleti Nature Reserve is such a paradise
5 May 2016
Africa can learn from SA's renewable energy programme
Following global trends leaning towards a more sustainable future, governments in most African countries have established increasingly
5 May 2016
How solar energy could replace coal in SA
South Africa should consider concentrated solar power (CSP) with storage for base load energy since it has the capacity to replace
5 May 2016
SA’s Department of Energy in a quandary as SunEdison files for bankruptcy protection
International solar giant SunEdison (NYSE: SUNE; OTC: SUNEQ) has nine solar photovoltaic projects in South Africa, six of which form
5 May 2016
Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill: Draft
Follow the link below to read the draft Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill, 2016:
5 May 2016
Commission Checks On Old Land Claimants
The Commission on the Restitution of Land Rights has invited all individuals and communities -- who lodged their claims before the 31
3 May 2016
Rural South Africa Is On a Precipice
The murder of Sikhosiphi "Bazooka" Rhadebe, a leading opponent of titanium mining in Xolobeni in the Eastern Cape, marks a crisis that
3 May 2016
Verulam community gets millions in land reform compensation
South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Mcebisi Skwatsha, together with KwaZulu-Natal MEC for the
3 May 2016
Minister gives priority to mines over communities
Communities that oppose mining on their land have failed to understand the benefits it brings, Mineral and Resources Minister Mosebenzi
3 May 2016
Questions hang over foreign ownership of SA’s agricultural land
There is little movement on government’s ambition to clamp down foreign land ownership through the controversial Regulation of Land
3 May 2016
SA landowners should prove land belongs to them, meeting hears
It would be hard to prove which piece of land historically belonged to which people, because apartheid had broken up many families, a
3 May 2016
Fund is established to support emerging fruit farmers
EMERGING fruit farmers in the Western Cape can look forward to better times, following the establishment of a multi-million rand fund
3 May 2016
Digitizing agriculture and growing knowledge
In the face of drought, water shortages, and climate change, technology will play an increasingly important role in production and
3 May 2016
Eskom receives R2.6bn renewable energy boost
Power utility Eskom has secured a $180 million (R2.6 billion) loan from the National Development Bank (NDB) – formerly BRICS
3 May 2016
World first in renewable energy investment
Ashburton Investments, the asset management business of FirstRand Group, yesterday launched the world’s first inflation-linked debt
3 May 2016
African wind sector poised for promise
Global Wind Energy Council’s (GWEC) Secretary General, Steve Sawyer, says that besides market leader South Africa, both Morocco and
3 May 2016
SA firm to invest in Zambian solar products
A South African solar power equipment manufacturer, Specialised Solar Systems, has announced plans to invest R10 million in the
3 May 2016
Renewables on the rise
According to the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Global Trends In Renewable Energy Investment 2016, renewable energy set
3 May 2016
Analysis of Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries & Entities 2016 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans: Committee Support Staff briefing
A budget analysis of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for 2015/16 financial year was carried out by Committee
3 May 2016
Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries on its 2016 Annual Performance Plan; Performing Animals Protection Amendment Bill [B9B-15]:briefing, with Deputy Minister present
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) presented its 2016 Annual Performance Plan, and briefed the Committee on
3 May 2016
Committee Report on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Budget
The Portfolio Committee met to consider the adoption of its report on the strategic and annual performance plans and budget of the
3 May 2016
Revised 5 year Strategic Plan: Department of Rural Development and Land Reform briefing
The Committee met to adopt a briefing by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) on its revised five year strategic
3 May 2016
Revised 5 year Strategic Plan: Department of Rural Development and Land Reform briefing
The Committee met to adopt a briefing by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) on its revised five year strategic
21 April 2016
Agricultural Research Council, South African Veterinary Council & National Agricultural Marketing Council on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plans, with Minister in attendance
There was not enough appreciation of the role of agriculture and the food sector in the country’s economy and society. The Portfolio
19 April 2016
De Aar – A green energy solar farm future
An Irishman’s passion for job creation and solving South Africa’s energy restrictions with green technology resulted in the development
19 April 2016
Government energy investments
Government says it will keep the development of the energy sector high on its priority list as this is key to easing constraints to
19 April 2016
Supply of solar power allows reduced rates
Chairperson of the Solar Capital and the Independent Power Producers Procurement (IPPP) Paschal Phelan says South Africa is in the
19 April 2016
South Africa reports on energy investments
The expansion of the nuclear programme remained part of South Africa's future energy mix, according to the Economic Sectors, Employment
19 April 2016
What is the value of investing in renewable energy?
The success of the Department of Energy’s (DoE) Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement (REIPPP) Programme is a
19 April 2016
Is captive power an energy solution for the mining sector asks Webber Wentzel
The industry is faced with the effects of a growing energy deficiency as evidenced by the recent approval, by NERSA, of an Eskom tariff
19 April 2016
Ingonyama Trust Board & CRLR on their 2016 Strategic Plans; Analysis of Department’s performance: briefing by DPME & AGSA, with Deputy Speaker & Deputy Minister
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation briefed the Committee on its assessment of the performance of the Department of
19 April 2016
SA farmers confident of increasing investment despite drought
Farmers in SA, which produces about a fifth of the continent’s meat and corn, are confident about increasing investment despite the
19 April 2016
Top Africa Corn Grower Unmoved by $1.1 Billion Drought Need
Farmers in South Africa, which produces about a fifth of the continent’s meat and corn, are confident about increasing investment
19 April 2016
South Africa farms may need $1.15 billion rand to recover from drought - industry group
South Africa's farming sector may need up to 18 billion rand ($1 billion) over the next three years in financial assistance to recover
19 April 2016
South Africa to establish Agri-Parks amid worsening drought
One of the strategic objectives of the parks is to”bring under-utilized land (especially in communal areas) into full production within
19 April 2016
SADC to Co-Operate On Drought
Southern African Development Community (Sadc) member states have been challenged to urgently implement measures to mitigate the effects
18 April 2016
Conservation can competitively stimulate development
South African National Parks (SANParks) and the Department of Environmental Affairs have announced the findings of a two-year pilot
13 April 2016
ECPTA flying the EC flag at the World Travel Market Africa
The Eastern Cape province is a worthy opponent as far as the best authentic experiences go in South Africa, as such the Eastern Cape
13 April 2016
Focusing in on a little bit of paradise
As we drive through the reserve — without another vehicle in sight and surrounded by acacias and red Kalahari earth — for the most
13 April 2016
R7m upgrade for Thornybush Collection
The Thornybush Luxury Game Lodge Collection consists of various four- and five-star lodges, located in the 14 000 hectare Thornybush
13 April 2016
Search for common ground in land-reform debate
WHAT is the courageous conversation we are not yet having with the unknown future — the world that lies over the horizon, but has not
8 April 2016
Solar farm project a saving grace for De Aar community
Solar Capital, the renewable energy company behind the largest solar farm ever completed in the Southern Hemisphere, Africa and the
7 April 2016
SA wants more Saudi renewable energy investment
South Africa is looking for more investments in renewable energy from Saudi Arabia. Following a state visit to the Middle East country,
7 April 2016
Agri Parks status report; RAMA Communal Property Association update; Adoption of Committee report on Department's Strategic Plan 2016, in presence of Deputy Minister
The Committee, in the presence of the Deputy Minister, was firstly given a progress report on the Agri Parks. programme, with the
7 April 2016
Creeping land nationalisation no poverty solution
Land is a hugely emotive subject in South Africa and last week the country’s main House of Parliament took the necessary steps in order
7 March 2016
The politics - and economics - of patronage
Amazing what the African National Congress (ANC) gets away with, and how brazenly too. On Thursday last week the National Treasury
7 March 2016
Processing of Safcol land claims ‘has been slow and protracted’
THE processing of land claims on land owned by state-owned South African Forestry Company Limited (Safcol) has been slow and
7 March 2016
Traditional leaders should not lodge competing land claims, Zuma says
PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma has asked traditional leaders‚ as custodians of tribal land‚ to improve farming of underutilised land to ensure
4 March 2016
Minister Gugile Nkwinti conducts site inspection on “one household, one hectare" in Eastern Cape, 3 Mar
The Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Minister Gugile Nkwinti will on Thursday, 3rd March 2016 conduct a site inspection
4 March 2016
New multi-million land claim for Richards Bay
A rural KwaZulu-Natal community has laid claim to a swathe of gum-tree plantations - on top of a pending multimillion-rand land claim -
4 March 2016
Zuma moots moving land claim cut-off to 1800s
Should the 1913 cut off-date for land claims be changed to the 1800s? President Jacob Zuma raised the question as he opened the
4 March 2016
Expropriation bill no threat to investment: Nxesi
Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi has told the NCOP's Select Committee on Economic and Business Development that there is no need to
4 March 2016
Don't drink the Kool-Aid on the Expropriation Bill
The government wants the power to take your house, business, shares...and a whole lot more.
The IRR disagrees very
4 March 2016
Vanguard to install turbines at Nojoli Wind Farm
Vanguard specialised transport and plant installation company has been awarded the transport and crane erection contract for the Nojoli
4 March 2016
State readies for a gas IPP programme
The government is planning a gas-to-power programme that will contribute 3 126 megawatts of electricity.
The National Treasury last
4 March 2016
South Africa harnesses power of the wind
Over 1 gigawatt (GW) of power from wind energy is already feeding much-needed electricity into the country’s grid, according to the
4 March 2016
Commission on Restitution of Land Rights 2nd & 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance, with Deputy Minister
The Quarterly Reports showed the progress that had been made in dealing with claims. However discomfort was expressed at the pace
4 March 2016
Expropriation Bill key to transformation trajectory - Office of ANC Chief Whip
The Office of the ANC Chief Whip welcomes the National Assembly’s passing today of one of the most important transformative pieces of
24 February 2016
Expropriation Bill gets green light
The controversial Expropriation Bill, which sets out the legislative requirements for the State to lay claim to land, was passed by the
24 February 2016
MPs pass 'problematic' expropriation bill
The highly criticised expropriation bill has been passed in Parliament.
The bill was passed despite objections from the DA, the EFF
24 February 2016
South Africa parliament passes land expropriation bill
South Africa's main house of parliament took a first step on Tuesday toward enabling the state to make compulsory purchases of land to
24 February 2016
Land Bank Commended for Drought Relief Measures Taken to Assist Farmers
Many parts of the country are currently undergoing extreme drought conditions and therefore the Land Bank must be commended for its
24 February 2016
Energy efficient farming a crucial necessity
Farming in South Africa is facing a severe drought and steadily increasing costs - labour infrastructure, equipment, transport, energy,
24 February 2016
R1bn set aside for drought relief
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Bheki Cele, says a package of just under R1-billion has been set up to
24 February 2016
Joemat-Pettersson says nuclear is non-negotiable due to water shortages
ENERGY Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Wednesday SA had to go “nuclear” because renewable energy could not supply the base load
23 February 2016
JA Solar wins contract for 86 MW solar plant in South Africa
Chinese solar firm chosen as sole supplier for the 86 MW Orange Solar Project being developed under South Africa's Renewable Energy
23 February 2016
Mr Malema, you have no authority over land'
A woman attending a Cape Chamber of Commerce debate challenged EFF leader Julius Malema over his statements about land saying he did
16 February 2016
Land plan 'recipe for disaster'
The land reform plan President Jacob Zuma envisaged in his State of the Nation address on Thursday will prompt a mass exodus of foreign
16 February 2016
Land reform remains important for transformation - Zuma #SONA2016
"Land reform remains an important factor as we pursue transformation."
Zuma reminded the nation that he spoke this time last year of
16 February 2016
How land can solve our problems
Note how quickly the reaction to white racism connects to land! Writing in Business Day on January 20, author Thando Mgqolozana
16 February 2016
New land claims process to be challenged in court
On 16 February 2016, civil society organisation will find their way to the Constitutional Court in Braamfontein to challenge the
16 February 2016
Tax experts unimpressed with solar energy incentive
A new government intervention to encourage the development of solar units recently took effect, but tax experts question how effective
12 February 2016
Khi Solar One kicks into commercial operation
Africa’s first solar thermal tower technology power plant, Khi Solar One, has commenced commercial operation.
Located in South
12 February 2016
Renewable Power’s first wind farm to come online by July
MAINSTREAM Renewable Power, an international developer awarded more megawatts than any other under the government’s renewable energy
12 February 2016
Women - A focus on land
The world recently celebrated the International Day of Rural Women as set by the United Nations. The day seeks to recognise the role of
5 February 2016
It could take 144 years to settle land claims, warns researcher
Briefing the Rural Development and Land Reform committee at Parliament on Tuesday, University of Western Cape Professor Ruth Hall said
5 February 2016
Lake St Lucia threatened by drought
Africa's largest lake estuary is on the brink of collapse. Water levels at Lake St Lucia are at 30 percent, as the drought tightens its
5 February 2016
Drought Hits South Africa's Biggest Wildlife Park
Hippos in South Africa's biggest wildlife park are increasingly grazing during the day rather than staying in rivers and pools as
5 February 2016
Renewable Energy deal – Do you need Competition Authority permission?
The Department of Energy’s (DoE) Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) provides independent power
3 February 2016
South Africa must shift its research focus from fossil fuels to renewables
Renewable energy makes up a very small part of South Africa's energy mix. This needs to be improved as the country's reliance on coal
3 February 2016
Effect of laws on citizens will be scrutinised
Land reform and inequality will be the main focus of a high-level panel that will scrutinise the impact of South Africa’s laws on the
1 February 2016
A new tyranny of tribalism is looming
Many of the Traditional and Khoisan Leadership Bill’s core features are much older than they appear to be from the proposed
1 February 2016
Put land reform blame where it should be - academic
South Africa is on the edge of a social revolution, but not all is doom and gloom as there is an important opportunity in land reform,
1 February 2016
New land expropriation law nears completion
A proposed new expropriation law is nearing completion, with MPs putting the final touches to a key element of the government's land
1 February 2016
The ins and outs for energy in 2016
Prices are going up, the nuclear deal's going down, natural gas wants in, renewables are certainly not out, and lithium-ion batteries
29 January 2016
Fairtrade sweetens SA sugar industry
After the South African Fairtrade Sugar Project launched in 2014, the first Fairtrade certified crop of cane sugar became available in
29 January 2016
Panel of experts set up to assess key laws passed since 1994
Parliament has set up a panel of experts to assess key laws passed since 1994 and identify what changes need to be made to speed up
29 January 2016
Battle to save Lake St Lucia
With only 30% of Lake St Lucia covered in water, plans to naturalize the area are under way.
On Tuesday, iSimangaliso Wetland Park
29 January 2016
Labour tenancy claims bring deep history into the present
Judge Mokotedi Mpshe will be asked next week to appoint a “Special Master” to see that the Department of Rural Development and Land
29 January 2016
Khoisan community urged to take action on land claims
The Rural Development and Land Reform Department has urged the Khoisan community to lodge land claims like everybody else. This follows
29 January 2016
Minister told to take back land in claim involving 105 farms
A court has ordered Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti to take back land that was given to a controversial trust
29 January 2016
New tracking device improves farm productivity
FarmTrack has launched a new tracking device which gives farmers the ability to manage their farm productivity to much higher
29 January 2016
New entrant to S.African solar PV market
German solar photovoltaic (PV) mounting systems manufacturer, Renusol, has entered South Africa’s growing solar market through a supply
29 January 2016
Warnings of food shortages
South Africa faces a five-million-ton maize shortage as the drought tightens its grip and experts are warning that the country is at
29 January 2016
TP Nchocho, CEO, Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa: Interview
What scope is there for land restitution and redistribution to improve the use of fertile land?
NCHOCHO: Land reform needs to be
29 January 2016
ANCYL to visit Zim over land reform research
CAPE TOWN – ANC Youth League President Collen Maine said the youth wing will be visiting Zimbabwe to research that country’s land
29 January 2016
The right to expropriate property
In clear election mode, President Jacob Zuma has carried out an outflanking manoeuvre against the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) by
29 January 2016
Racism, Rustenburg and the ANC's 2016 challenges
Rustenburg's Civic Centre served as the ANC's administrative base while it organised the party's birthday celebrations. On Friday, a
29 January 2016
'We drink water with animals', farmworker tells commission of inquiry
Mashishing - Elderly farmworkers have told a commission of inquiry on farm dwellers their former bosses treated them like useless goods
29 January 2016
Group claims land
A land row is said to be at the heart of a dispute that is threatening the “big five” private Mkuze Falls game reserve near Pongola. A
29 January 2016
Zimbabwe: Malema Describes Mugabe's Violent Landgrab As 'Opportunistic', Says Mandela Betrayed Freedom Charter
Controversial South African politician Julius Malema says President Robert Mugabe is an "opportunist" who waited until he was losing
29 January 2016
Zimbabwe: Tribute to Professor Sam Moyo, a Great Intellectual, and a Man of Integrity
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) deeply regrets and mourns the passing away of its
29 January 2016
Khoisan: It's our land and we want it back
A group claiming to represent the Khoisan has called for reparations from the British and Dutch governments for their roles in
29 January 2016
South Africa: Minister Gugile Nkwinti On National Dialogue On 1913 Natives Land Act Cut-Off Date
The national dialogue on the Exceptions Policy Framework will go a long way towards achieving reconciliation and address landlessness
29 January 2016
Spectrum: Zanu-PF Victory: A Malema called Nel
At times one is not sure whether it is a case of ignorance, or simply taking partisan politics too far. Whichever way, there is clearly
29 January 2016
Trophy hunting in South Africa: Risky business for whom?
Trophy hunting has been presented as part of nature conservation which, itself, has been a tool to justify, and violently impose forced
29 January 2016
This Land Was Your Land
In Venezuela, land redistribution is not just an ideological imperative — it’s how the regime rewards its friends and punishes its
29 January 2016
Gold Fields to invite solar power tenders for South Deep
Gold mining company Gold Fields is to invite tenders for a photovoltaic power installation at its South Deep gold mine, west of
29 January 2016
LETTER: ANC fails land reform
THE thrust of Basil Cele’s article (Our laws let the settler elite off the hook, November 3) rests on the oft-repeated but patently
29 January 2016
KZN pays out R22m in land claims
Durban - There were mixed emotions on Wednesday night at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre, where 22 families received R22
29 January 2016
Sessions for land claims held
As part of educating and informing communities about the reopening of the lodging of land claims, the office of the Commission on
29 January 2016
Cattle for the poor now belong to Limpopo MEC
A herd of cattle bought with state funds for the benefit of the poor has ended up as the private property of a Limpopo
29 January 2016
Six acres returned
A family in Retreat celebrated the return of 6 acres of “stolen” land worth R5.6m last week.
Mayor Patricia de Lille lauded the
29 January 2016
Farm workers given land
Farm workers in Bathurst and Oudtshoorn were among beneficiaries allocated farms this week under the Rural Development and Land Reform
29 January 2016
D6 claimants demand end to development
Cape Town - Seventy-four-year-old Amien Jannicke was one of the more than 200 District Six land claimants who marched to the offices of
29 January 2016
GroundUp: No more segregation, say District Six's oldest evictees
Lead by two of District Six’s oldest surviving evictees, communities from across the Cape Flats, marched on the mayor’s offices on
29 January 2016
MAROBALA-O-ITSOŠE CPA WINS 2ND PRIZE IN VUMELANA GOVERNANCE AWARDS
On Sunday the Vumelana Advisory Fund awarded the Marobala-O-Itsoše Communal Property Association (CPA) of Marobala Farm in Limpopo the
29 January 2016
"One Woman, One Hectare of Land" CGE Report; Rural Development & Land Reform Budget Review & Recommendations Report
The Commission for Gender Equality presented on its proposed campaign called One Woman, One Hectare of Land’. The campaign aims to
29 January 2016
Our laws let the settler elite off the hook
WHEN President Nelson Mandela promulgated SA’s Constitution in 1996, it was hailed as one of the most progressive in the world and
29 January 2016
Zimbabwe's white farmers start anew in Mozambique
Chimoio, Mozambique - A middle-aged white man wearing a khaki shirt and shorts stands on a flat, fertile piece of land surrounded by a
29 January 2016
PMB community, council lay claim to land
Durban - A piece of land in Plessislaer in Pietermaritzburg, which is at the centre of a battle between the Msunduzi Municipality and
29 January 2016
Ladysmith land issue 'delayed'
Ladysmith - Land claimants in Ladysmith have still not been handed title deeds — nearly six years later. This is despite a televised
29 January 2016
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2014/5 performance: Auditor-General; DPME and FFC briefing
Hunger and extended periods of malnutrition not only devastate families and communities in the short term, but also leave a legacy with
29 January 2016
$400m debt financing for Northern Cape Redstone project
On Tuesday, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) signed an agreement with US based energy developer SolarReserve and
29 January 2016
CSP has a bright future in S.Africa’s energy mix, according to the IEA
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) should be compared on its position to deliver clean power after sunset rather than its cost. This was
29 January 2016
Eastern Cape should take up opportunities in agriculture
The Eastern Cape should take advantage of its strength in agriculture and become a leading agro-processing hub in South Africa, says
29 January 2016
Minister Gugile Nkwinti approves funding for emerging farmers
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) approved R235-million for emerging farmers to acquire land to ease
29 January 2016
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15 October marks the United Nations' International Day of Rural Women and celebrates and honours rural women play around the world. The
29 January 2016
Africa must become a farming state to feed a growing population
The theme of World Food day 2015 brings attention to social "social protection and agriculture - breaking the cycle of rural poverty".
29 January 2016
Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority and South African Weather Services on their 2014/15 Annual Reports
Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority had met 18 targets, exceeded 10 but not achieved 2. It particularly over-achieved on creating jobs,
29 January 2016
Sustainability and Economic Impact of Agricultural Cooperatives and Post-Settlement Farmer Support (Land reform projects such as RECAP): Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries briefing
The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources was briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on its
29 January 2016
South Africa: Rural Development and Land Reform On International Day of Rural Women
Rural Development and Land Reform Deputy Minister Candith Mashego-Dlamini has paid tribute to rural women's efforts in increasing food
28 January 2016
Land reform ‘bedevilled’ by unplanned informal settlements
SOUTH Africa’s land reform initiatives are bedevilled by unplanned informal settlements, land grabs and invasions, Rural Development
28 January 2016
Piketty thinks South Africa needs to redistribute land. Democracies can’t do that. Dictators can.
Despite two decades of rule by the African National Congress (ANC), income inequality in South Africa is sky-high. Indeed, it is higher
28 January 2016
The Myth of the African Land Grab
Are foreign investors really snatching up as much of Africa as they can? It’s not that simple.
Over the past few years, the media has
28 January 2016
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform; Ingonyama Trust; Commission on Restitution of Land Rights on their 2014/15 Annual Reports; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
A representative of the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the audit outcomes and expenditure patters in the
28 January 2016
South Africa: Willing Buyer, Willing Seller Policy Out – ANC
The ANC has reaffirmed its intention of replacing the "willing buyer, willing seller" land redistribution policy. "There was a very
28 January 2016
50/50 ownership policy won’t end with land – AfriSake
If landowners are prepared to give up 50% of their land, it will only be a matter of time before the state will claim the other half.
28 January 2016
New policies set to rattle S.Africa's agribusiness
Following South Africa’s ruling party – the ANC’s National General Council (NGC) meeting, the potential for policies mandating farm
28 January 2016
Asserting traditional leaders own land opens old wounds
If the past has nothing to say to the present, history may go on sleeping undisturbed in the closet where the system keeps its old
28 January 2016
Poor land policy feeds insecurity
IN HIS new guise as an academic, former Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni offered some pithy comments on the economy this week and had
28 January 2016
Beware ‘thieves’ in nuclear plan, says Mboweni
FORMER Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni on Tuesday night took on his colleagues in the African National Congress (ANC) on
28 January 2016
EU, UNDP gives Zimbabwe funds for land administration
HARARE, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has launched a new program to
28 January 2016
Marikana issue linked very strongly to inequality: Mpofu
Economic Freedom Fighters' chairperson Dali Mpofu says what French economist, Thomas Piketty has said on reducing inequality in South
28 January 2016
Few notice the power play in the countryside
It is not often that a professor makes a prophecy that comes true. So let us give credit where credit is due. In 1996, Ugandan academic
28 January 2016
State tables amendments to act to provide more security for farm dwellers
THE government has tabled legislative amendments in Parliament, which it says are intended to provide greater security for tenants on
27 January 2016
Malema, Piketty and the ‘land in black hands’
There is a broad and widely shared narrative that very little of the land settled or conquered and occupied by the ancestors of modern
27 January 2016
ANC accedes land, housing challenges; sets out its action plan
At its 2015 National General Council (NGC), one of the topics the African National Congress will be discussing is land reform, housing,
27 January 2016
Wildlife species return to the Richtersveld
September saw the re-introduction of more wildlife to the South African component of the /Ai-/Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park. This
27 January 2016
Lack of land reform fuels inequality in SA – Piketty
Johannesburg - Thomas Piketty, the French economist specialising in wealth and inequality, said a lack of large-scale, forced land
27 January 2016
Independent power producers commit R120bn to national power grid
THE renewable energy sector has committed investments totalling R120bn over three bid windows to add power to the national grid, the
27 January 2016
Mainstream starts construction on €450m SA windfarms
IRISH energy firm Mainstream Renewable Power has begun construction on two large windfarms in South Africa in a venture worth over
27 January 2016
Safcol calls for expedition of Komatiland land claims
THE land claims at Komatiland Forests‚ a subsidiary of South African Forestry Company (Safcol)‚ threaten the viability of its
27 January 2016
Agriculture is a new critical market force
The right to food is arguably as important as the right to shelter. Because of the socialist nature of the Constitution, it will be
27 January 2016
Ingonyama Trust Board & Commission on Restitution of Land Rights 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance; Committee Oversight Reports
The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights (the Commission) presented its expenditure trends and financial and performance report for
27 January 2016
World loses South Africa-sized forest area in 25 years: UN
The world has lost forests the size of South Africa over the past 25 years, a decline of more than 3 percent, although the rate of
27 January 2016
Land Claims Commission to develop model to speed up process
The World Forestry Congress kicks off in Durban in a few days' time.
Some forestry companies have expressed frustration at the pace
27 January 2016
Mantis joins the fight to save the rhino
In April 2014, the Mantis Group marketing director, Paul Gardiner, had an informal meeting with Vietnamese pop star, Thu Minh. This
27 January 2016
iSimangaliso Wetland Park secures R75m for Sodwana redevelopment
iSimangaliso’s Sodwana Bay section is scheduled for a face-lift in the next 24 months, the park has announced.
The upgrades, which
27 January 2016
Help-for-farmers plan withers on vine
After promising to revitalise Gauteng's economy by helping small-scale farmers, the provincial department of economic development,
27 January 2016
Ncora Rural Enterprise Development Hub yields
The Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA) and the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) are expecting to harvest a total
27 January 2016
Land reforms arrest rural urban migration: Minister
Zimbabwe’s land Reform Programme is a shining example of how African countries can ease the pressures of migration to urban centres by
27 January 2016
Malema: Unity is only possible through land ownership
JOHANNESBURG - Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has told the American Chamber of Commerce that South Africa can
27 January 2016
Families compensated for their land
Three Pretoria families were awarded more than R200 000 each by the commission of restitution of land rights on Monday. The money was
27 January 2016
Scores lodge land claims
SCORES of people from communities all over Hibiscus Coast Municipality lined up outside Port Shepstone Civic Centre to lodge land
27 January 2016
Richmont Park to equal Waterfall Estate success
Johannesburg - Atterbury Property is aiming to replicate the success of the Waterfall Estate development in Cape Town with its R5
27 January 2016
All may not be so well at Ravele CPA
A communal farming project in the heart of Levubu, hailed by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) as a success
27 January 2016
SABC exclusive exposes farming scam in SA
A wealthy fruit exporter and hunter is in the spotlight for allegedly swindling government's land reform beneficiaries out of the
27 January 2016
It will take 1‚000 years to finalise land claims: TAU SA
The current land claims process would not be completed in a lifetime‚ in fact‚ at the current rate it would take 1‚000 years to
27 January 2016
Land reform department posts ‘dismal’ performance figures, ‘worse’ finances.
“Our figures show we have performed dismally. Our finances look even worse.”
Senior officials from the department of rural
27 January 2016
South Africa: Minister Gugile Nkwinti On National Dialogue On 1913 Natives Land Act Cut-Off Date
The national dialogue on the Exceptions Policy Framework will go a long way towards achieving reconciliation and address landlessness
27 January 2016
Drought an opportunity to change the agribusiness landscape
While the drought affecting the summer rainfall areas of South Africa will certainly impact farmers, consumers, and the country's
22 January 2016
Land reform - the unknown future trend
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