Despite $7bn to 'Power Africa,' why the continent is still in the dark
When President Barack Obama made his first presidential visit to Kenya over the weekend, he visited not just his ancestral home,
31 July 2015
Property Valuation Act to be implemented in August
President Jacob Zuma has announced that as of August 1 the Property Valuation Act
30 July 2015
Land claims lodgement bus to visit HCM
The Commission for Land Rights Restitution will be bringing its services closer to the people of Hibiscus Coast from 16 to 18
30 July 2015
SPLUMA discussion on Rights and Recourse (SABC) - You Tube Video
On 19 July 2015, Dr Aninka Claassens from the Centre for Law and Society; Dr Nozizwe Makgalemele of the Department of Rural
19 July 2015
Huge avocado project for Port St Johns
The Eastern Cape government has welcomed a R100-million injection by two private companies for large-scale avocado production in
16 July 2015
Youth needed to take agriculture into new era of cross-industry integration
Although not necessarily as obvious, the pervasive influence of agriculture on society is creating an entirely new and glamorous
16 July 2015
Rural development programmes delayed by mismanagement
Government's rural development programmes in Limpopo are said to be delayed by financial mismanagement, corruption and
16 July 2015
Eight youths get R15m farm
The department of rural development and land reform has acquired a R15.5m farm for young agriculture graduates in the Capricorn
16 July 2015
Private sector puts billions into renewable energy
Private sector investment in renewable energy had reached R193 billion, Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said as she
15 July 2015
Proposed communal land policy could replay 1913
The government has tried and serially failed in the 21 years since democracy dawned to resolve questions around the authority of
15 July 2015
juwi To Develop 140 MW Wind Energy Project In South Africa
Germany-based renewable energy service provider juwi will develop a 140 MW wind energy project in South Africa that is part of the
13 July 2015
Low ceilings lead to more farm land for redistribution
THE policy decision to create ceilings on the size of farms that can be owned in SA is based on scientific research, Rural
13 July 2015
Land claimants get R56m
Land claimants from Roosboom, near Ladysmith, received about R56 million in compensation at the weekend.
This
13 July 2015
Traditional leaders use archaic laws to cling to the land
MAYIBUYE iAfrika!
This was a rallying cry that defined the struggle against colonialism and
10 July 2015
State buys land for emerging farmers
THE Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has acquired 7,875ha of land, which it will allocate to emerging farmers around
9 July 2015
If the agricultural sector cannot come up with a plan for land reform, what will the impact be on producers and agribusiness?
Land reform is currently in the spotlight, and rightly so. The issue is not whether land reform should take place or not, but
9 July 2015
SunEdison announces acquisition of South African renewable energy portfolios
As part of a spate of global acquisitions, SunEdison will be purchasing a significant interest in a diversified portfolio of energy
8 July 2015
Department approves funding for emerging farmer projects
MULTIMILLION-rand funding for emerging black farmers has been approved by the Department of Rural Development and Land
8 July 2015
SA’s future in solar and wind power
Global wind and solar company, Mainstream Renewable Power, has conducted preliminary analysis of South Africa’s wind and solar
7 July 2015
Lags in land claims frustrate forestry firms
THE issue of land claims for forestry companies is fraught with tension and ambiguity. The language used in relation to such claims
6 July 2015
Minister considers amendments to new Land Act
Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says it may be necessary to amend the Spatial Planning and Land Use
3 July 2015
Traditional leaders call for suspension of Land Act
Traditional leaders have called on Rural Development and Land Reform Minister
3 July 2015
Land claim threatens community’s Lonmin deal
A MULTIMILLION-rand equity deal between Lonmin and a Marikana community could be in jeopardy due to a revived land
3 July 2015
