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15 January 2020
City Press
Once again, traditional leadership in South Africa is being tested as the proposed legislation seeks to perpetuate rural dwellers’ insecurity of land rights.
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07 January 2020
Business Insider
A new draft policy envisions that all property allocations be managed by a panel of experts.
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07 January 2020
EWN
A new draft policy for the allocation of land could see farmers donate land through an online system.
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08 December 2019
Times Live
Vibrant rows of neatly lined plants grow on a patch once trampled by the cattle of a large commercial farm run by a family of German descent in Namibia.
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19 November 2019
PoliticsWeb
Government in contempt of Court as it drags its feet in selling land to Limpopo farmer
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06 November 2019
PMG
A meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution committee held on 06 November 2019, lead by Dr M Motshekga (ANC)
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14 October 2019
Biznews
Professional property valuer Peter Meakin argues that lessees of land don't need to own land to build a successful business.
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09 October 2019
Sowetanlive
Minister Thoko Didiza has, on behalf of government, issued an apology to Limpopo farmer David Rakgase who struggled for more than 17 years to buy leased land from the state.
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29 September 2019
BusinessDay
Land cannot be distributed equally physically, so the locational advantage should be collected instead
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30 September 2019
Politicsweb
DA opposes ANC Government’s attempts to appeal verdict compelling State to sell land to Limpopo farmer
Land ownership read moreWhy is South Africa’s renewable energy sector so politically outgunned? The answer begins a decade ago, in a $35bn wind and solar initiative proposed by our government at COP16... it ends where we expect it to end, in the kickass power of the coal lobby... https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-01-16-renewables-vs-coal-timeline-of-a-fatally-rigged-fight/
Perspectives on the Traditional and Khoisan Leadership Act: A (giant) step backwards for human rights in SA https://www.newframe.com/a-step-backwards-for-human-rights-in-sa/
There is a need to balance the manner in which land is acquired and used. The debate on #landexpropriation without compensation has somewhat reduced the land reform question to one of acquisition.
SA - The land bill is a curate’s egg and, right now, it’s a bit scrambled - by Simon Hull https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-01-16-the-land-bill-is-a-curates-egg-and-right-now-its-a-bit-scrambled/
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