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South Africa:
Use Land Productively, Urges Nkwinti
BuaNews, 22 April 2012
Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti has urged beneficiaries of land redistribution to use the invaluable asset productively to help them actively participate… Read more »
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South Africa:
12 Ways to Distribute Land Equitably
Fahamu, 8 March 2012
Land is crucial to resolving South Africa's wealth gap. Here are 12 practical steps that could lead to a solution. Read more »
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South Africa:
Almost 600 Farms Assisted Through Recapitalisation Programme
BuaNews, 1 March 2012
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform had by the end of September last year assisted 595 farms under its recapitalisation and development programme. Read more »
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South Africa:
Willing Buyer-Willing Seller Slowing Land Reform, Says Minister
BuaNews, 1 March 2012
Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says the willing buyer-willing seller programme has hampered government's efforts to fast-track land reform. Read more »
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South Africa:
Nkwinti Explains 30 Percent Land Target
BuaNews, 1 March 2012
The confusion over the kind of land that made up the government's 30% land redistribution target had led to a debate by Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Mulder and others over… Read more »
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South Africa:
Govt Set Aside R28 Million for Struggling Land Reform Farms
Biz-Community, 24 February 2012
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform announced plans to present its Recapitalisation and Development Programme, which will be launched at the Khuphula Farm Booms in… Read more »
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South Africa:
R28 Million to Help Struggling Land Reform Farms
BuaNews, 23 February 2012
The national government has put aside more than R28 million to restructure and fund 13 unproductive land reform farms in the North West province. Read more »
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South Africa:
Afriforum Joins Khoisan in Land Rights Fight
Daily Maverick, 22 February 2012
They might seem unlikely bedfellows but AfriForum Youth joined the Khoisan community on Tuesday in a protest over the indigenous group's land rights. With both minority groups… Read more »
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South Africa:
Why Nation Must Address the Land Issue
The Herald, 21 February 2012
The African National Congress centenary celebrations held on the 8th of January, 2011 were full of pomp and fanfare as the leaders of Africa's oldest liberation movement reminisced… Read more »
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South Africa:
Pace of Land Redistribution Slow - Zuma
BuaNews, 9 February 2012
Land redistribution in South Africa has been slow at only 8% of the government's target of 30% by 2014, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday. Read more »
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South Africa:
South Africa - People's Land, Housing and Jobs Summit
Fahamu, 26 January 2012
By taking back the commons, thousands of poor and working-class people, together with many middle-class allies, are saying that they no longer want to live in a city which remains… Read more »
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South Africa:
Minister Gugile Nkwinti's Statement on Green Paper On Land Reform
Govt of SA, 31 August 2011
The fourth democratic elections ushered in a new electoral mandate, which defines the strategic objectives and targets of government for the period 2009 to 2014. Read more »
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South Africa:
Land Reform Compromised by Corruption
DA, 26 August 2011
The Democratic Alliance (DA) would like answers regarding alleged corruption and mismanagement by state officials involved in the purchase and sale of commercial farming land in… Read more »
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South Africa:
Land Nationalisation
SACSIS, 5 July 2011
ANCYL President Julius Malema's recent comments on land nationalisation have caused quite a stir. The owners of wealth thought this topic had been put to rest with the passing of… Read more »
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South Africa:
Land Reform Farms Should Be Fully Productive - Nkwinti
BuaNews, 8 June 2011
Key role players in the land reform sector have set a goal that all land reform farms should be 100 percent productive and sustainable during this Medium Term Expenditure Framework… Read more »
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South Africa:
Land Issue Emotive - Minister
BuaNews, 8 June 2011
Land restitution still remains "a complex and emotive issue," says Rural Development and Land Reform Minster Gugile Nkwinti. Read more »
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South Africa:
Govt Addresses Stagnating Land Reform
West Cape News, 10 January 2011
President Zuma's latest plan to address stagnating land reform is a positive move, say land and agricultural experts, but clarification of the details, the input of all… Read more »
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South Africa:
No One is Happy With Land Policy
Business Day, 18 October 2010
ONE of the most contentious policy issues now facing the government is that of land reform and transformation in the agriculture sector. Read more »
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South Africa:
Hangberg - a Question of Land Denied
Fahamu, 8 October 2010
Reading about the recent demolition of shacks by the City of Cape Town in Hangberg and the comments made by the City on the issue could leave one thinking that newcomers have… Read more »