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10 November 2020
IOL
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza is clamping down on corrupt officials who are allegedly evicting emerging farmers and taking bribes from them.
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07 October 2020
BusinessDay
Land redistributed through the plan would remain in the hands of the state — as it does now — for three decades
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28 September 2020
Daily Maverick
In spite of the Constitution’s promise, post-apartheid policy and legislation have generally endorsed apartheid legacies of economic and social exclusion, resulting in deep economic inequalities, social discontent, and at times violent manifestations of frustration by community members.
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27 September 2020
DispatchLive
In September we witness how our citizens, more than any other time of the year, declare how “proudly South African” they are because it is Heritage Month
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15 September 2020
Daily Maverick
This radical critique of established precolonial and colonial history retells the story of dispossession, the destruction of livelihoods and the brutality of slavery in South Africa. Characters such as Autshumao, Krotoa and Doman come to life in the story of the founding of a port at Cape Town. Mellet debunks the ‘empty land’ myth and claims of a ‘Bantu invasion’, while outlining more than 220 years of war and resistance. ‘The Lie of 1652’ is published by Tafelberg.
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19 July 2020
IOL
Cape Town’s property market could be heading for a downward spiral if the national government fails to open the title deeds office.
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19 January 2020
BusinessDay
The government wants David Rakgase to pay a price that is allegedly nine times what the court ordered
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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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Norway’s $1.3trn wealth fund blacklisted companies for ethical misconduct - including Sasol, Glencore - http://BizNews.com https://www.biznews.com/briefs/2021/02/25/norway-sasol-glencore#.YDsyvhyYvRM.twitter via @biznewsCOM
"Hunger is largely due to poverty and inequality, not scarcity. The decades-long “green revolution” push for industrial agriculture in India has left a harsh legacy of harm for both the ecosystem and smallholder farmers" @USRightToKnow https://usrtk.org/our-investigations/gates-foundations-plans-to-remake-food-systems-will-hurt-the-climate/
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Losing practices, relationships and agency: ecological deskilling as a consequence of the uptake of modern seed varieties among South African Smallholders https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/F3EMVNPCX3BFUQKM2ZRT/full?target=10.1080%2F21683565.2021.1888841#.YDi0y76Szyw.twitter
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