Russian investors inject R100m to save the ‘failed’ Zebediela farm
A cash injection of R100 million from a Russian investor has helped to rescue a disastrous land restitution venture from collapse,
29 September 2017
There’s No RET Without Land, Return Our Lands – Dlamini-Zuma
The political campaign in the ANC took a different vibe in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, with Party hopeful Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
29 September 2017
Lessons on land reform from the East Asian tigers
African countries will do well to learn from the successful land reform of the East Asian tigers, which were specifically aimed at
29 September 2017
Eight KZN families delight at R10-million land claim success
Standing on his 849 hectares and looking out into the distance‚ 35-year-old factory worker Zwelihle Dlamini is elated at the prospects
29 September 2017
A new Lady Selborne is rising from apartheid’s ashes
A suburb that apartheid tried to destroy has come alive again, and in great style. Some of the original inhabitants of Lady Selborne,
29 September 2017
How land reform and rural development can help reduce poverty in South Africa
South Africa will need to review its land reform policy, with an eye to boosting productive land use among the rural poor, if it is to
29 September 2017
Land-audit report second phase due for release in October
Phase two of the land-audit report is due to be processed by the Cabinet and released to the public by the end of October, says Rural
28 September 2017
Little-known sexist apartheid law declared ‘unconstitutional’ by judge
Judge Jody Kollapen ran the rule over an obscure piece of housing legislation from the apartheid era this week, and suspended its
27 September 2017
World in Progress: Land reform in South Africa
During the Apartheid era, the black majority in South Africa was barred from owning land in most parts of the country. Today, more than
27 September 2017
Plea for land trust beneficiaries to stop fighting
Rural Development and Land Reform Deputy Minister Mcebisi Skwatsha pleaded with beneficiaries of the Ndabeni Communal Property Trust to
26 September 2017
Goodwood land claimants fighting for their land
Almost 20 years after successfully claiming back prime land the Cape Town suburb of Goodwood, no tangible benefits have come for the
26 September 2017
Some traditional authorities have not been democratised
A University of Cape Town-based research and advocacy unit is concerned that some traditional councils have not faced consequences for
15 September 2017
New farmers must sow good governance
If rural poverty is to be alleviated, good governance practices among communal property institutions have to be prioritised to ensure
13 September 2017
Kwanalu - ‘trailblazers of transformation’
KWANALU, the KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union, reflected on 20 years at the forefront of transformation in agricultural at its annual
13 September 2017
Title deeds: how do we fix the system?
There are fundamental problems with the title deeds programme, as nearly half of all subsidised properties are not registered in the
11 September 2017
Land Bank bond auction easily raises R1 billion
The Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank) has raised R1billion in a bond auction with new investors
11 September 2017
SA state has been trying to cover up huge land reform failures – report
According to a report in Afrikaans weekly Rapport, the new approach to the controversial project of land reform in South Africa has
10 September 2017
Agri sector heading for recovery
Drought conditions in the Western Cape are still of great concern, says Hamlet Hlomendlini, chief economist at AgriSA.
8 September 2017
Land reform mirage: ANC govt fails to take property rights seriously
JOHANNESBURG — Land reform is a hot political tool in Southern Africa and the likes of the ANC and EFF are well aware of this. Promises
7 September 2017
Take a cue from Asia on successful land reform
The aim of government’s land reform programme was to transfer some 25 million hectares of farmland (30% of the total) to black
7 September 2017
Commission on Restitution of Land Rights & Department of Rural Development & Land Reform on Quarter 1 performance
The Committee heard a briefing from the Department on its first quarter report. The overall departmental performance was a 36%
6 September 2017
Agricultural sector key in eliminating poverty in SA
According to the recent Stats SA Poverty Trends in South Africa report, one in two South Africans lives under the poverty line,
6 September 2017
SA agricultural sector slowly recovering from drought
Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB, Paul Makube takes a look at the agricultural sector and how it's recovering from the
6 September 2017
DAFF on Quarter 1 performance, with Minister
Committee members stated the Fisheries Management Division behaving like a delinquent juvenile and is a repeated offender after it
5 September 2017
Closing the gap between the youth and agriculture in Africa
Agriculture and youth are a compatible pair, particularly in the African context. As one of the continent's most critical industries
5 September 2017
