Farmers should receive essential service permits directly from Dept – Annette Steyn

DA calls for farmers to receive essential service permits directly from Department of Agriculture

Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Act: When governance paralysis threatens security

Elderly black women in SA win property rights in landmark ruling

'This will make a difference in terms of women's land and property inheritance,'

That’s not where the horse is buried’: Kgalema Motlanthe bemoans parliament’s land reform approach

Former president Kgalema Motlanthe has accused parliament of failing to give effect to section 25 of the constitution by passing laws to ensure equitable redistribution of land.

Cleaning Up: Start with the department of agriculture and land reform

South Africa’s labour laws have been weaponised against people of integrity to facilitate corruption and State Capture.

Right choices essential for the future of South African agriculture

The future of the South African agricultural sector is dependent on the country and industry making the right policy and investment choices. So cautioned Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) Board of Directors member Professor Ferdi Meyer on Wednesday. He was speaking at the launch of the BFAP Agricultural Outlook 2019-2028. "Growth in the future is not that strong," he pointed out. "We [South Africa] alone are a small share of the total [global agricultural] economy. ... Growth is not handed to us."

South African democracy under threat

A tangible move has to be made to change the increasingly dangerous conditions which so threaten a constitutional crisis. A good start would be a deliberate and meaningful commitment to the implementation of the Presidential Panel on Land Reform’s recommendations, which may well tilt the balance in favour of the constitutionalists in this country as opposed to the populists and their opportunistic discourse.

EDITORIAL: Homeland tramples the constitution

ANC’s trade-off with the Zulu monarch keeps it in power in KZN at a huge cost

Supporting Zulu King with R66m of our taxes is wrong

The sad part is that King Goodwill Zwelithini gets R66m in the first place, while other kings make do with far more humble ...

Parliament’s portfolio committees launch twitter accounts

Forty-three parliamentary portfolio and select committees have opened twitter accounts to enhance direct engagement with citizens