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11 September 2018
VOA News
Plans by South Africa's government to change the law to allow land expropriation without compensation have provoked an emotional response, even reaching the ears of President Donald Trump, who signaled his disapproval last month in a controversial tweet in which he ordered U.S. officials to investigate the situation.South Africa’s government says it may change the constitution to allow expropriation of some land without compensation, in a bid to redress historical wrongs that left land mostly in the hands of the white minority.
Expropriation read moreNatural Gas from Senegal: European Casts Covetous Eyes toward West Africa https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/natural-gas-from-senegal-european-casts-covetous-eyes-toward-west-africa-a-ab4d2d30-69fd-4b1b-b69c-a1ac1457c35b via @derspiegel
Combating illicit gold markets in eastern and southern Africa https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/illicit-gold-east-southern-africa-policy-guidance/?spajax=true
AU promotes cross border agro-parks...
Watch this space for loss of local land rights. Big tech, big money solutions have a high rate of failure and can create opportunities for graft and capture
https://www.busiweek.com/au-summit-showcases-common-african-agro-parks/
A shift to whole grain food would reduce malnutrition and diseases https://mg.co.za/opinion/2022-11-29-a-shift-to-whole-grain-food-would-reduce-malnutrition-and-diseases/ via @mailandguardian
OPINIONISTA: Tongaat Hulett’s woes expose fragility of smallholder farmers in southern Africa https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2022-11-28-tongaat-hulettss-woes-expose-fragility-of-smallholder-farmers/
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