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16 January 2023
The Conversation
Skewed reportage on the land debate contributes to entrenching the injustices of colonialism and apartheid.
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20 December 2022
Mail & Guardian
Bulelwa Mabasa tells the story of how her love for land reform and justice is tied to her family and upbringing
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19 December 2022
BusinessDay
Ramaphosa did not mention tenure security, yet for most of his first five years in office, it was the heartland of disputes between traditional authorities, communities and the state
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07 December 2022
Daily Maverick
Without fanfare or making exaggerated promises it can’t guarantee, Rise Mzansi, a new political movement, is taking shape after months of conversations between activists led by the Rivonia Circle.
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26 November 2022
Times Live
South Africa’s land reform policy remains highly contested. But, in our view, a number of persistent myths about farmland statistics and the structure of commercial agriculture skew debates.
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17 October 2022
The conversation
South Africa’s land reform programme is designed for a socio-economic context that doesn’t exist.
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09 September 2022
BizNews
The land reform debate in South Africa has always been not only controversial but also contentious. The FW de Klerk Foundation weighs in.
Land policy 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.
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16 May 2022
The Conversation
Land reform had not been held back by the constitution but by capacity constraints and a lack of political will.
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15 May 2022
Sunday Independent
Monday, May 16, 2022
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Forcibly removed 60 years ago: Simon’s Town land claimants return https://www.groundup.org.za/article/forcibly-removed-60-years-ago-simons-town-land-claimants-return/
Botswana's Bushmen community has been the victim of forceful evictions and discriminatory harassment. https://www.fairplanet.org/story/the-forced-eviction-of-botswanas-indigenous-people/
Renewable energy worldwide is now cheaper per MWh than fossil fuels, especially in Africa given their favorable geographic situation. Much like the tobacco industry, when polluting and dangerous fossil fuels are pushed out of Europe & the US, they push their products on Africa.
Activist @BarigyeBob1 is yet to be released two days after being arrested for organising a debate on the environmental, human rights and economic impact of the controversial #EACOP. We demand his immediate release! See press statement ~> https://www.stopeacop.net/our-news/press-release-stopeacop-campaign-demand-for-the-release-of-activist-barigye-bob
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