South Africa struggles with land reform
Land issues in Africa are widespread and deep-rooted. Governments across the continent are struggling to rebalance historical
2 December 2014
Committee Wants Answers From Key Stakeholders Regarding Outstanding Land Claims
The Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform has demanded answers on the absence of key stakeholders to answer and
25 November 2014
Cape family’s land claim shock
A Cape Town family fears that almost 20 years after lodging their land claim, their hopes of returning to Claremont – from where
19 November 2014
Commission shows us the middle finger
Bakwena ba Mare a Phogole, a Tswana clan, has lodged a contempt of court application in the Land Claims Court in Randburg against
15 November 2014
Returning Land Restoring Dignity
For people claiming land rich in mineral wealth, or in cities where property prices are at a premium, land claims are not only
7 November 2014
Recapitalisation and Development Programme: briefing by Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
Most projects under the recapitalisation and development programme are starting to realise profitability because in the first three
5 November 2014
Land Rights Management Facility: briefing by Department of Rural Development & Land Reform
The Land Rights Management Facility (LRMF) is providing assistance to farm workers, communal property institutions and people
29 October 2014
Claimants still waiting for the promised land
The man’s movements were deliberate as he took the microphone at the recent land tenure summit in Boksburg.
“Minister,
24 October 2014
Evaluation for the implementation of LRAD and reasons for the collapse of the agency agreement
The paper presents the results of an in-depth study on the factors that hampers progress among transferred farms of the LRAD programme
8 October 2014
Why 1913 should be kept as the cut-off date for land claims
Charles Simkins argues that the costs would outweigh the benefits for a number of reasons.
Section 25 (7) of the
7 October 2014
LAND REFORM - this is our land...
LAND REFORM - this is our land...
The ultimate goal of land reform is to offer a solution to people
6 October 2014
The possible shape of a land transparency initiative
Between 2007 and 2010, reported land deals negotiated in the global South rose substantially, driven by the biofuel boom, the global
30 September 2014
Ray of Hope for South Africa's Small Solar Developers
South Africa has raised the hopes of small solar PV developers with projects of less than 5MW, after proposing a dedicated fund to
22 September 2014
Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill
Source: Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
Published: 2013 and 2014
Content Type: Act and Bill
Country Focus:
18 September 2014
Land Tenure Summit – additional documentation
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform hosted a National Land Tenure Summit on 4 - 6 September 2014. The following
18 September 2014
State Land Audit progress report; Ingonyama Trust Board 2014 quarterly performance
The Ingonyama Trust Board reported on its performance for the last quarter of 2013/14 and the first quarter of 2014/15. The Trust
17 September 2014
Land Claims Commission has been testing validity of land claims - Gugile Nkwinti
Minister says that 3 207 claims, submitted before the initial 1998 cut off, were rejected (Sept 8).
Follow the link
17 September 2014
Support to land reform beneficiaries: Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries & Department of Rural Development & Land Reform
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) briefed the Committee on its post settlement support provided to land
16 September 2014
South African National Parks & iSimangaliso Wetland Park on their mandate, objectives and challenges as well as envisaged Legislation, with Minister
The Committee, with the Minister of Environmental Affairs in attendance, was briefed by the South African National Parks (SANParks)
16 September 2014
Africa Check: Do 40,000 whites own 80% of SA? The claim is incorrect.
Land ownership in South Africa remains heavily skewed across racial lines twenty years after the end of Apartheid. But is 80% of
14 September 2014
Bill a step to resolve land claims
News that cabinet has approved the Expropriation Bill 2014 to be tabled in Parliament has set off a flurry of discussion. This is a
12 September 2014
New land claims expected to cost between R129bn and R179bn - Gugile Nkwinti
Minister says it is estimated that 397 000 new claims are
12 September 2014
Eskom, European Investment Bank agree on new EUR75m loan for 100MW Concentrating Solar Power plant
Eskom and Europe's long-term lending institution, the European Investment Bank (EIB), have agreed on a new €75 million (R1.1
10 September 2014
SA ready to fight EU ban on citrus fruit
SA ready to fight EU ban on citrus fruit
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said last week the
10 September 2014
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform & Ingonyama Trust Board on 4th Quarter 2013 and 1st Quarter 2014 Performances
The Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) on the Fourth Quarter (2013/14) and
10 September 2014
Forestry industry claims regulations stunted timber plantations’ growth
A "VEXATIOUS" regulatory regime and broken promises from the government have hindered the growth of South Africa’s timber
9 September 2014
Opinion: Assessing South Africa's New Land Redistribution Policies
Land reform in post-apartheid South Africa is in trouble. Research reveals that at least half of all projects have seen little or
9 September 2014
South African game breeders rake in big bucks
The private game breeding industry sees tens of millions of dollars spent yearly by an elite group of farm owners on African
8 September 2014
SA farmers face land ownership restrictions
South African farmers could have a cap imposed on the amount of land they own. This is one of the proposals that emerged at the
6 September 2014
National Land Tenure Summit - 2014
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) will be hosting a fundamental National Land Tenure Summit from 4 - 6
6 September 2014
Land Tenure Summit – issues and background
On 4 September, DRDLR Minister Gugile Nkwinti gave a keynote address. He was very clear that the Land Summit was not about setting
5 September 2014
Financial value must inform land settlements
Last week, the Constitutional Court passed judgment in Florence versus the government, a case dealing with land reform, one of the
2 September 2014
Land is country’s national asset, to stay in SA hands
THE NATIONAL Development Plan (NDP) is a plan for the country to eliminate poverty and reduce inequality by 2030 through uniting
1 September 2014
Land Tenure to Take Centre Stage At Summit
Land tenure reform will take centre stage at a three-day National Land Tenure Summit in Johannesburg next week.
The summit, which
28 August 2014
Local power bids to get preference
Local power bids to get preference
THE DEPARTMENT of Energy wanted to increase localisation in the
8 August 2014
Crownless 'king' wants precolonial land back
Ntsukunyane Motseki Matete (David Lebina Mofokeng), the self-styled “real king of the Basotho”, warns of an impending civil war if
8 August 2014
Land claims could blow up in Zuma's face
Several traditional leaders recently announced their intention to lodge restitution claims to vast and overlapping swaths of land.
8 August 2014
Landesa Center for Women’s Land Rights
The Landesa Center for Women’s Land Rights champions women’s secure access to land by providing
8 August 2014
South Africa Plans To Restrict Foreigners From Buying Land
The South African government plans to impose restrictions on foreign investment in real estate by introducing a bill which would
7 August 2014
Seven facts about the Restitution of Land Rights Act
Thanks to the
7 August 2014
SA women’s struggle for land
Late former president Nelson Mandela’s ex wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela made headlines on Tuesday, when details about her fight
7 August 2014
SA Property Owners seek deeper Government engagement on land reform
Stakeholders in the Commercial Real Estate industry represented by the South African Property Owners’ Association (SAPOA) are
5 August 2014
Lamgold to generate 15% of own electricity in 5 yrs
Toronto-based gold producer Iamgold president and CEO Steve Letwin is championing the use of renewable energy as an opportunity for
5 August 2014
US company to open R80 million solar panel production facility in Cape Town
Cape Town will be the new base of US
5 August 2014
Leaders fight for wind farms
Former homeland areas in the Eastern Cape’s Transkei and Ciskei regions are gearing up, through the House of Traditional Leaders,
3 August 2014
Verwoerd, Zuma and the Chiefs
It may seem mischievous to suggest that Jacob Zuma’s thinking on chiefs and traditional authority echoes that of the infamous
1 August 2014
New laws spawn uncertainty over property
In the last parliamentary term, a series of laws with implications for property rights were either debated, passed or signed into
31 July 2014
Foreign land ownership not a major issue
The motives behind Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti's comments regarding foreign land ownership in South
30 July 2014
New land claims near 5 550
Just under 5500 new land claims have been lodged around the country, but most of the claimants want money, not land, the rural
30 July 2014
Suntech establishes subsidiary to serve South African market
Large PV module manufacturer eyes international expansion as South Africa seeks to grow renewable energies. The new subsidiary is
29 July 2014
Renewable energy needs guarantees for investors
The slow pace with which renewable energy projects have been rolled out across Africa may prove to be an advantage in a few years.
28 July 2014
Solar power plant to supply Cape Town
The 1.2MW Black River Park Solar Project has announced that it will be the first solar power plant to transmit electricity into
28 July 2014
MPs to assess land claims offices
MPs are set to conduct oversight visits to land claims lodgement centres starting this week, Parliament said in a statement on
28 July 2014
The Citizen's manual:How to lodge a land claim
Source: Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
Published: July 2014
Content Type: Guide
Country Focus: South Africa
25 July 2014
Solar Energy’s 5 Fatal Flaws for Supplying 24/7 Grid Power
There is no denying in the fact that the sun is the most vital source of energy on earth. A number of things depend on it. To cite
25 July 2014
Land reform: Namibia 27%, South Africa 8%*
As South Africa enters into a next phase of land reform, it may be worthwhile for policymakers to compare results with what Namibia
25 July 2014
Front Nasionaal to oppose Zulu Kingdom's land claim
Front National is currently busy with intensive research and tracking down relevant historical evidence to claim ownership of
25 July 2014
Solar market revenues to double by 2020, says Frost & Sullivan
A new analysis by market research company, Frost & Sullivan entitled – Global Solar Power Market, estimates that Solar PV
24 July 2014
Frameworks on land rights need to evolve and be updated
The issue of land ownership and the rights to land should not be “put into a rural box” for nongovernmental organisations to deal
23 July 2014
South Africa: More Than 3 000 Land Claims Lodged
Less than a month after government re-opened the land claims window, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says
23 July 2014
Probe into Citrus Black Spot by government
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has launched an investigation to determine the causes of Citrus Black Spot
23 July 2014
Doing it better second time around
South Africa recently began its second round of restitution when President Zuma signed the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment
22 July 2014
Zuma nephew to launch land claim
One of President Jacob Zuma's nephews is planning to launch a multibillion rand land claim for land in Impendle in the
21 July 2014
Plan to scrap VAT concessions for farmers
Proposals by the Treasury to scrap the value added tax (VAT) concession of a zero rating on goods and services bought by farmers
21 July 2014
Zokwana's budget speech - a pragmatic approach to challenges in agriculture
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Senzeni Zokwana delivered his first budget speech for 2014/2015 on Wednesday.
18 July 2014
Ghana Powers Up: The Largest Solar Plant in Africa is Coming
The sun is shining on Aiwiaso, a village of 6,600 people in western Ghana. Some 200 kilometres north of the Ghanaian port at
16 July 2014
N Cape hub for renewable energy
The Northern Cape is going green. The province is fast becoming the hub for renewable energy.
A leading international
15 July 2014
Land bill a danger to SA - DA
The DA has expressed “grave concern” about potential damage to the South African economy - if a new bill is passed restricting
14 July 2014
Zulu King claims land targeted by Swaziland
The King of the Zulu, Goodwill Zwelithini, has made intentions to claim the land that the Government of Swaziland is in the process
14 July 2014
Two more huge land claims for KZN
As Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and the Ingonyama Trust plan for South Africa’s “biggest land claim”, a Griqua tribe and another
14 July 2014
Jeffreys Bay wind farm powers up
Over the past year, travellers on the N2 passing the turnoff to the surfing paradise of Jeffreys Bay have noticed the appearance of
11 July 2014
Renewables a serious option for African miners as energy costs, emissions come to the fore in African mining
Rising energy prices and supply constraints have forced mining companies operating in Africa to find new energy solutions that are
11 July 2014
SA in top 10 of solar power nations
A report on the Out-Law.com site notes SA has moved into the top 10 rankings of countries harnessing renewable
11 July 2014
Kingdom to file massive land claim
The biggest land claim in the Eastern Cape will soon be launched by the AmaRharhabe Royal Council in a claim that includes the
11 July 2014
Scatec Solar completes another 40 MW solar plant in South Africa – increasing its installed capacity to 115 MW in the country
Scatec Solar, the integrated independent solar power producer, has started commercial operations of a 40 MW solar PV plant in South
10 July 2014
SA’s largest wind farm starts operating
Globeleq, a private power generation company in Africa, has celebrated completion of another of its renewable energy projects in
10 July 2014
Africa: Land Issue - Africa Must Not Compromise
South African President Jacob Zuma recently signed the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill into law in a landmark move that is
10 July 2014
Commission sets sights on Eastern Cape land claims
Cacadu, the district municipality incorporating Makana, has the highest number of communities who were not given a chance of
10 July 2014
Hundred new land claims received
Government has received roughly 100 new land claims since last week when the process reopened for five years, chief land claims
9 July 2014
New heritage sites to be part of land claims
THE new land claims process, which will be extended for another five years, will include landmarks and heritage sites that were
9 July 2014
King’s land claim ‘will cost the poor’ – EFF
The massive land claim about to be launched by King Goodwill Zwelithini for land taken from the Zulu Kingdom during the colonial
8 July 2014
Land reform – and the law of unintended consequences
By effectively abolishing the 'willing buyer, willing seller' principle, the Property Valuation Act will result in a significant
7 July 2014
Traditional leaders prepare 'very substantial' land claim
King Goodwill Zwelithini and other traditional leaders are compiling a multibillion-rand land claim that could be South Africa’s
6 July 2014
Little comfort in new land bill: ARD
Government has not budgeted enough money to deal with the expected number of new land claims, the Alliance for Rural Democracy
3 July 2014
Securing Rights, Combating Climate Change
The report makes the case for securing community forest rights as a priority strategy for climate change mitigation. The report
1 July 2014
State farms to go to community, youths in North West
North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo's pledge to allocate all state-owned farms in the province to community and youth cooperatives
1 July 2014
EFF Statement On the Signing of the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill
The Economic Freedom Fighters rejects the reopening of land claims through the Restitution of Land Rights Amendments Bill which has
30 June 2014
Acts will take us one step closer to redressing imbalances of the past - ANC
Today the President of the Republic of South Africa, Comrade Jacob Zuma, signed into law the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment
30 June 2014
Mixed reaction over Land Bill
There was mixed reaction from the ANC and EFF on Monday after President Jacob Zuma signed into law the Restitution of Land Rights
30 June 2014
President Jacob Zuma has signed the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill into law, his office said on Monday
The legislation notably re-opens the restitution claims process that closed at the end of 1998 and gives claimants five years – to
30 June 2014
Zuma assents to Land Restitution and Property Valuation Acts - The Presidency
President Zuma assents to the Land Restitution Act
30 Jun 2014
President Jacob Zuma has, in
30 June 2014
Renewable energy lights the way
South Africa’s renewable energy procurement programme had to date commissioned sufficient wind and solar power to match the
25 June 2014
Restituted land ‘has produced tycoons’
PRODUCTIVITY has improved on restituted land, and the proof is that three black commercial farmers have become millionaires, says
25 June 2014
Standard Bank finances renewable energy projects
Standard Bank has played an instrumental role in the funding of more than 940MW of renewable energy as part of Eskom's Renewable
23 June 2014
‘No obstacles’ to state reopening its land restitution programme
The government has been advised by one of South Africa’s foremost legal experts that there are no legal obstacles to reopening its
23 June 2014
New land reform Bill - dangerous or not?
While some pundits say that a recently tabled Bill could quietly further land expropriation with no compensation could threaten
23 June 2014
Nkwinti farm plan ‘sounds like expropriation’
RURAL Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti has ruffled feathers with a recently published draft policy proposal that
23 June 2014
Communal property associations act, no 28 of 1996
Source: Office of the President
Published: 22 May 1996
Content Type: Policy/ Law/ Regulation
Country
12 June 2014
Keeping “complaints” out: The Limpopo Legislature hearing on the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) should prioritise old claims over new claims in the Restitution of Land
11 June 2014
Will solar power get the backing it requires?
In a country battling to meet its burgeoning demands for electricity and one that boasts more than 2,500 hours of sunshine every
9 June 2014
South Africa’s Green Rush
Business leaders surveyed by AT Kearney, the global management consultancy, have
9 June 2014
SunPower, AE-AMD Renewable Energy Completes Two Solar Projects in South Africa
SunPower Corp., a global solar technology and energy services company, and AE-AMD Renewable Energy, a joint venture between the
2 June 2014
EU rules against SA citrus ban, imposes stricter import criteria
Thousands of jobs were saved last week when the EU, SA’s most lucrative market for its multibillion-rand fruit exporting industry,
2 June 2014
Investors put R82bn into wind and solar renewable energy plants
Black-owned specialist fund manager Mergence Investment Managers said on Thursday total investment in wind and solar renewable
2 June 2014
Two more solar plants come on stream in South Africa
US company SolarReserve announced last week that two 75-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) projects had completed construction
2 June 2014
The role of traditional leadership in promoting governance and development in rural South Africa: A case study of the Mgwalana Traditional Authority
Considers how well the Mgwalana Traditional Authority (MTA) is performing its role of governing and developing its area and the
1 June 2014
Renewable energy tariffs cheaper than Eskom
Total investment into wind and solar renewable energy plants currently amounts to R82 billion.
It is more attractive
28 May 2014
Land claims: finding a third way in Bosparadys
Many of South Africa's white commercial farmers see the land-claim process as an attack. For black claimants fighting to get back
19 May 2014
South Africa: Consultation Process of Khoi, San People Going Well
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform is pleased with progress made toward efforts to allow for descendants of the
16 May 2014
NC solar plant to boost power supply
A new R1.5-billion Solar Power Plant, near Kimberly, is expected to contribute immensely to the country's rising energy demands,
15 May 2014
Transfers of land can unlock ‘dead capital’
Now that our election is behind us, pray for politicians not to keep promises, because they usually amount to saying that everyone
14 May 2014
Haste over land rights bill not just in aid of buying votes*
Land restitution was intended to undo the boundaries of the former Bantustans, but the government seems to have 'changed tack'
13 May 2014
Solar power rising in a new Dawn
JSE-listed construction materials company The Dawn Group is the first company in SA to procure power from a private provider of solar
13 May 2014
South African developer begins construction on Stortemelk small hydropower plant
Hydroelectric power developer NuPlanet Project Development Pty. Ltd. has reached financial close and begun construction of the
11 May 2014
Anglo-American announced as speaking at PV Project Development Africa 2014
In a recent industry survey 51.4% of the PV industry in South Africa viewed industrial and commercial deployment as the best growth
9 May 2014
SkyPower Global and FAS Energy to build 3,000 MW of solar power in Nigeria
SkyPower FAS Energy, a joint venture between SkyPower Global and FAS Energy, signs agreements with both the Federal Government of
8 May 2014
Mpumalanga land fraud probe call by Agang SA
AGANG SA has called for an urgent investigation of fraud related to state land in Mpumalanga, claiming at the weekend that numerous
5 May 2014
Land cliches give no firm foundation for reform
FEW issues account for more passion and nonsense than land. When a media personality of Lerato Mbele’s eminence says on the BBC
30 April 2014
Families to share R20m after successful land claim
About 485 families of the Ba-Phalaborwa-Ba-Maseke clan in Limpopo are set to receive R120m compensation and 7504ha of game farms
29 April 2014
Inefficiency of land restitution process leaves many gloomy
Now, by a vote of eight provinces to one, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has given the Restitution of Land Rights
29 April 2014
SA's solar power sector thrives
People who believe that the solution to our energy woes – the need to generate enough electricity without mucking up the climate –
28 April 2014
SA set for solar power boom – paper
The Department of Energy's projects are expected to feed a growing amount of renewable energy in forthcoming years. More than
27 April 2014
Cooperatives benefit from agro-processing initiative
Ten cooperatives participating in the Ncorha Irrigation Scheme near Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape have become the first
23 April 2014
Farm equity proposal is ‘smoke and mirrors’
The government’s proposal that farm workers should get 50% of equity on a farm was "smoke and mirrors" and would not become policy,
17 April 2014
New wind, solar power cheaper than nuclear option, study shows
New wind and solar plants generate cheaper low-carbon electricity than the latest nuclear reactors, a study shows, indicating they
16 April 2014
Clean energy investment rises 9%
Clean energy investment rose by 9% in the first quarter from a year earlier on surging demand for rooftop solar panels from the US
16 April 2014
Green energy IPPs create 14 000 jobs
Independent power producers (IPPs) using renewable energy had created about 14 000 jobs over the past three years, Energy Minister
14 April 2014
Haste over land rights bill not just in aid of buying votes
AMONG the slew of "priority" laws hastily adopted at the final sitting of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) was the
10 April 2014
South Africa Land Reform and Ownership Confusion
Confusion about the ownership and land reform in South Africa remains a key factor for the government. The African National
8 April 2014
R30 million boost for E Cape land restitution claims
The Rural Development and Land Reform Department has set aside R30 million as part of the second phase of a land restitution claim
5 April 2014
Abundant sunshine unlocks solar investments
The Northern Cape, with its abundance of sunshine and vast tracts of land, has been attracting considerable interest from solar
3 April 2014
Ismo Bill: Work ongoing, says Minister
Work on the Independent System and Market Operator (Ismo) Bill
1 April 2014
Wise Government Spending
So Mala Mala gets sold for R 1 billion. In simpler words, one thousand million rands! Its a frightening number, considering in the
1 April 2014
Land ownership audit results finally released
Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti on Monday released an audit of land ownership in South Africa, nearly a
1 April 2014
SANParks gets acting boss
The SA National Parks (SANParks) board has appointed Abe Sibiya, the managing executive of Kruger National Park (KNP), as its acting
31 March 2014
Empty promises to rural people
'There is no doubt that SA is in dire need of more restitution for more people, but that requires a genuine commitment from the
30 March 2014
SANParks boss stands to get millions from MalaMala deal – Legalbrief Environmental
Outgoing SANParks CEO David Mabunda will pocket millions via his shareholding in the game farm the government bought in its most
30 March 2014
SANParks CEO profits from Mala Mala claim: Report
Outgoing SANParks CEO David Mabunda will pocket millions via his shareholding in the game farm that the government bought in its
30 March 2014
NCOP passes land restitution bill
Controversial draft legislation to re-open the land restitution process moved a step closer to becoming law this week when it was
28 March 2014
Title deed of Vleifontein 310 LS and Slag Farm now with CPA
The DRDLR has handed over the title deeds of 2 farms to the Mavungeni Communal Property Association in Limpopo last
28 March 2014
Land claims: Reopening Pandora's Box
Theo de Jager says the restitution process up to now has been chaotic, mismanaged and corrupt
The reopening of land claims is just
25 March 2014
DA launched its green paper on land reform
PARLIAMENT, Cape Town - The Democratic Alliance (DA) says government is not moving fast enough to address the legacy of apartheid.The
25 March 2014
Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill Fact Sheet
Source: Centre for Law and Society, Rural Women's Action Research Programme
Published: October 2013
Content Type: Fact
25 March 2014
New policies undermine security of tenure
New policies undermine security of tenure
Christi van der Westhuizen is Co-Editor of Custom
24 March 2014
Gender and Agriculture after Neoliberalism
This report is based on a workshop that considered the following issues: Agrarian transformations and their gender fault lines;
24 March 2014
Communal Land Tenure Policy (CLTP) Fact Sheet
Overview and critique of the Communal land tenure policy.
Source: Centre for Law & Society
24 March 2014
Update on Communal Property Associations
Overview of CPAs and government's current view on CPAs; reflects concerns about changes to the rights of CPAs
Source: Centre for
24 March 2014
Supporting Smallholders into Commercial Agriculture
The role of Private Sector Partnership
Source: Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies
24 March 2014
Land reform bill could affect food and jobs
Source: Financial Mail, Shannon Sherry
Published: 4 July 2013
Content Type: Article
Country
24 March 2014
Unworkable land reform project designs offer inappropriate farming models to rural dwellers
South African land reform beneficiaries have been at the mercy of unworkable project designs, largely irrelevant to their livelihood
24 March 2014
Land reform policy discussion document
Source: African National Congress
Published: June 2012
Content Type: Paper
Country Focus:
20 March 2014
Green paper on land reform - summary presentation
Source: Department of Rural Development and Land
20 March 2014
Green paper on land reform
Source: Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
Published: 11 August 2012
Content Type:
20 March 2014
Agricultural households Census 2011
Status of the South African household based agriculture as depicted in the Population Census of 2011. Provides a provincial breakdown
20 March 2014
Policy for the recapitalisation and development programme of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
Source: Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
Published: 23 July 2013
Content Type: Policy/
20 March 2014
From subsistence to profit: Transforming smallholder farms
Presents a typology of the diverse livelihood strategies and development pathways for smallholder farmers in developing countries, and
20 March 2014
Beyond the 'problem' narrative
Towards an agenda for improved policy and practice in land reform
Source: Institute for Poverty, Land and
20 March 2014
The disjunctures of land and agricultural reform in South Africa
Implications for the agri-food system
Source: Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies
20 March 2014
Global Capital, Local Concessions
A Data-Driven Examination of Land Tenure Risk and Industrial Concessions in Emerging Market Economies
Source: Rights
20 March 2014
Structural Transformation and the Agro-food system: Challenges for South Africa
Prof Andries du Toit looks at the challenges for structural transformation of South Africa's agro-food and farming systems, in a
20 March 2014
Farming and Food in Africa and the Mounting Battle over Land, Water and Resource Rights | GREAT Insights 3(1)
Africa is being heralded as the new frontier for commercial farming but, as governments and investors sign deals, a counter-movement of
20 March 2014
Workshop report: National Land Workshop for Civil Society
A number of recent government policies and bills seem to suggest that land may increasingly be transferred into the hands of
20 March 2014
When Companies Meet Communities: Is This What Friendly Commercial Farming Looks Like?
In the shadow of a small warehouse in the verdant Volta Region of eastern Ghana, Zikpuitor Awuku Atakli, the chief of the local Fievie
20 March 2014
Hunger in the former apartheid homelands: Determinants of converging food security 100 years after the 1913 Land Act
One hundred years after the implementation of the 1913 Land Act, the subject of land reform and rural development are still at the
20 March 2014
Livelihood roles of cattle and prospects for alternative land uses at the wildlife/livestock interface in South Africa
The emergence of wildlife ranching as an alternative land use option to agriculture, in Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs), has
20 March 2014
Outcomes of post-2000 Fast Track Land Reform in Zimbabwe
The struggle over land has been the central issue in Zimbabwe ever since white settlers began to carve out large farms over a century
20 March 2014
Conflicts over land and threats to customary tenure in Africa today: Part One
In the first blog of this two-part series, Pauline Peters argues that ‘land grabs’ in Africa, and the debates that surround them,
20 March 2014
Funding hurdles scupper issuance of Zimbabwe land leases
Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu PF government has failed to avail enough 99-year leases to thousands of black commercial farmers who obtained
20 March 2014
Land reform can transform livelihoods
THAT the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) has reduced Zimbabwe from the breadbasket to the basket-case of Africa is the crude
20 March 2014
Transparency and governance in the land sector: two sides of the same coin?
and transparency has been on the public agenda again since the G8 summit in June this year. Two events in the same week in October
20 March 2014
Land reform will remain a hot topic
Land reform in South Africa has and will continue to be a contentious topic. In resolving the inequalities of the past, the SA
20 March 2014
Some good news for landowners
Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has been allocated a budget of close to R600 million to help
20 March 2014
How China and Brazil are engaging in African agriculture deserves a closer look
2013 is turning out to be a big year for food and agriculture in Africa. It is a decade since the launch of the African Union’s CAADP
20 March 2014
Rural young people, agriculture and work in Africa: new thinking about an old problem
In a recent IFPRI blog post, Karen Brooks suggests that “for a generation of [African] young people entering adulthood, agriculture
20 March 2014
South Africa: Land Reform Debates Heat Up Again, 100 Years after the Natives Land Act
Today, 19 June, South Africa will mark the centenary of the 1913 Natives’ Land Act, a piece of legislation which effectively excluded
20 March 2014
When Companies Meet Communities: The Copper Storm Brewing in North-Western Zambia
Solwezi, Zambia:
Copperbelt Province is the traditional epicentre of Zambia’s mining sector, where cities are branded by multinational
20 March 2014
FAC CAADP Policy Brief 11: Supporting small farmers to commercialise
Source: Future Agricultures Consortium, Kate Wellard-Dyer
Published: 2013
Content Type:
20 March 2014
A Small-Scale Farmer's Story in Malawi: Harvesting the Crops and Looking Ahead
This is the third and final in a series of posts from Chikumbutso Patson Kayira, a small-scale farmer in Malawi, documenting his
20 March 2014
A Small-Scale Farmer's Story in Malawi: Fertiliser, Planting and Dry Spells
This is the second in a series of posts from Chikumbutso Patson Kayira, a small-scale farmer in Malawi, documenting his experiences and
20 March 2014
A Small-Scale Farmer's Story in Malawi: Challenges and Modern Methods
This is the first in a series of monthly updates from Chikumbutso Patson Kayira, a small-scale farmer in Malawi, documenting his
20 March 2014
Wanna Frack? Pressure rises in South Africa’s debate over natural gas exploration
The Karoo is a stunning but thirsty semi-desert stretching, from the Western coast of South Africa, across a third of the country. It
20 March 2014
Ethiopia: When a traditional past collides with an irrigated future
Kangaton, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia:
A short stroll away from the bloated Omo River in Ethiopia's
20 March 2014
Africa: resource rights groups call for doubling of community-controlled land
A group of international organisations working on rights linked to natural resources has called for the amount of land recognised as
20 March 2014
Hungry for answers: Zimbabwe's apparent food crisis
Following on from the World Food Programme’s (WFP) press release that 2.2 million people will be in need of food aid in the coming
20 March 2014
DRDLR annual performance plan, 2012 - 2013
Source: Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
Published: 9 April 2013
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20 March 2014
Why South Africa's land reform agenda is stuck
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the South African Land Act, which restricted black people from buying or
20 March 2014
New policies undermine security of tenure
A plethora of bills and policies has been released in recent times that hold negative implications for the security of tenure of people
20 March 2014
Cool heads needed in land reform debate
It is time for a clear perspective on the emotive issue of land reform in South Africa. Only if we cut through the disinformation, bad
20 March 2014
No clear owners of huge tracts of SA land
That is the finding of what was due to be a definitive audit of land ownership released, in abbreviated form, on Thursday, after it was
20 March 2014
Land claims draft legislation likely to backfire
Draft legislation that aims to reopen SA’s land claims process is likely to backfire on a state that’s still battling to finance and
20 March 2014
The New Enclosures: Critical Perspectives on Corporate Land Deals
Source: Edited by Ben White, Saturnino M. Borras Jr., Ruth Hall, Ian Scoones, Wendy Wolford
20 March 2014
Farms restored to North West communities
Four farms that will benefit 2304 people of the Barolong Boo Makgobi Community Property Association will be finalised by the end
16 March 2014
What Future For Reform? Progress and slowdown in forest tenure reform since 2002.
The Rights and Resources Initiative is pleased to announce the release of its latest report, What Future For
1 March 2014
Farming reform will mean changing policy, says Joemat-Pettersson
AGRICULTURE, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Thursday she could not promise the agricultural sector
28 February 2014
Govt to launch Food and Nutrition Security Council
STELLENBOSCH - The agricultural sector has welcomed plans by government to establish a national Food and Nutrition Security
28 February 2014
Land reform laws biased - Zuma
President Jacob Zuma said that laws governing land reform and restitution in South Africa were biased in favour of land
27 February 2014
ANC not serious about land reform, opposition parties say
OPPOSITION parties say the absence of any significant new announcement on the contentious land reform process proves the ruling African
27 February 2014
Analysis: Land reform in a year of election
Parliament passed the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill on Tuesday, opening restitution and redistribution claims again
26 February 2014
Land reform bill passed
JOHANNESBURG - The bill which would see the land restitution process being re-opened was passed following a heated and emotional debate
25 February 2014
Large-scale Commercial Agriculture in Africa: Lessons from the Past
Paper considers how the choice of business model, the local context and the political environment affect outcomes of commercial
1 February 2014
The challenges of community advocacy
It’s one of my favorite because it’s honest and speaks of what goes wrong when implementing development projects, and points out a
23 January 2014
Briefing paper: new policies on land redistribution in South Africa
Describes the State Leasehold and Disposal Policy, the Recapitalisation and Development Programme Policy, and the Agricultural
1 January 2014
