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Is The Land Question Also About Political Belonging?

Two-thirds of South Africa's population are now living in towns and cities, and are not dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods. Why is land reform, an issue that for 20 years was pretty much relegated the margins of South Africa's political life, suddenly of such consuming political interest, asks Daily Maverick's Andries Du Toit.

South Africa: The Land Question Is Also About Political Belonging

Daily Maverick, 27 August 2018

One of the most interesting questions about the "land debate", as it is commonly referred to in the South African media - the debate about the merits of amending the Constitution… Read more »

Photo: South African Tourism/Flickr

A farmhouse in Free State, South Africa (file photo).

South Africa: Lobby Groups Must Stop Spreading 'Blatant Lies' About Land Overseas - Sisulu

News24Wire, 27 August 2018

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says South African lobby groups opposed to land reform should stop spreading "blatant lies" on the issue abroad, in… Read more »
South Africa: Dear President Ramaphosa, Make the Public Case for Land Reform - Internationally

Daily Maverick, 27 August 2018

In keeping with our occasional roster of open letters to powerful figures in times of political stress, here is our letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa and Dirco Minister Lindiwe… Read more »

InFocus

U.S. State Dept Speaks on Trump's Tweet on Land in South Africa

The U.S. State Department says it believes expropriation without compensation "would risk sending South Africa down the wrong path". A tweet by President Donald Trump that he had ... Read more »
- South Africa: Meeting between DIRCO and US Embassy Following President Trump's Tweet on Land Redistribution in South Africa
- South Africa: Land Expropriation 'Risks Sending Country Down Wrong Path' - U.S. State Department

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