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19 October 2018
The South African
News about the land expropriation test that was to commence in Ekurhuleni has attracted international interest. Fox News had an alternative perspective though.
Expropriation, Land ownership, Land policy, Urban land read moreDid you know: In the 2019 report of the Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture, “whilst we export food, back home 41% of people in rural areas and 59, 4% in urban areas have severely inadequate access to food”
Successful activism depends on popular mobilisation but it also requires smart research, astute media relations and well-chosen, well-run legal battles. Activism achieves results, provided it is resolute, intelligent and strategic. https://www.groundup.org.za/article/four-big-victories-show-what-political-activism-can-achieve/
Environmental impacts of maize triangle mechanisation and monoculture cropping plus evidence of climate change. How farming systems need to change. https://mg.co.za/environment/2020-10-17-dust-erosion-harms-sas-food-bowl/ via @mailandguardian
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