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In the shadows of the Ukhahlamba/Drakensberg mountains, commercial farmers have banded together to advance local agricultural development and food security.
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Russia’s war against Ukraine has become not only a clear and present danger to international law but also a threat to global food security.
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When it was launched, Badirammogo Trust had 42 beneficiaries who worked on the farm before they became both employees and shareholders.
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The controversial River Club site in Cape Town, where giant international retailer Amazon plans to build a South African headquarters, has been embroiled in a protracted legal battle – with rival i...
09 August 2022
New York Times
The West African nation will let communities veto mining, farming and industrial projects. Activists say the legislation is a progressive landmark. At least one investor calls it unworkable.
Africa Land News read moreIllegal logging is a growing feature of transnational organized crime in Africa with far-reaching security and environmental implications.
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15 August 2022
GroundUp
“When foreign companies drill oil in our oceans, fish die”
Land rights and mining read more
16 August 2022
GroundUp
Activists from across South Africa have called on mining firms to adequately help the communities that host them.
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16 August 2022
Daily Maverick
For almost three decades the ANC government failed to address the legacies of apartheid. We certainly do not expect it to rise to the challenge of ensuring a deep and transformative just transition, informed by climate justice.
Food security read more
15 August 2022
Bizcommunity
South Africa is a dominantly urban country, with almost 70% of the population living in cities and towns...
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15 August 2022
Farmer’s Weekly
Dilapidated country roads are a direct threat to South Africa’s agricultural and rural economies, yet farmers and communities have largely encountered a wall of indifference from government.
Rural development read moreAdvocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi said more than 27 years after the creation of the new dispensation in South Africa, the dream for the return of the land has yet to be realised. Instead, it has become a shattered dream.
Land policy read moreThe Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced plans to auction off drilling rights to oil and gas companies in the Congo Basin, a decision that threatens global climate targets and marks…
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08 August 2022
GroundUp
June demolition of Bertrams Urban Farm, running for 16 years, disrupted dozens of feeding schemes
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Grace Maledu's message to government: 1. stop prioritising traditional leaders 2. visit our villages to see how we are living 3. restore our forefathers' properties to us. Think about us - we elected you and are disappointed! #LandConference
Grace Maledu speaking powerfully at the #LandConference. "What am I going to benefit after they have removed the minerals from our country? We are born and are going to die being black. Let’s not hesitate to come forward and battle for our future, for our children."
#Landconference Important questions (and frustrations) raised about how the power to define has been appropriated and continues to be exercised from above. Even the rural village has been recast as a European construct with its roots in colonial and apartheid betterment planning.
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