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The Department of Justice and Correctional Services is mooting a new law that will result in the reconfiguration of the Land Claims Court.
Land related laws read moreDA calls for farmers to receive essential service permits directly from Department of Agriculture
Land related laws read moreAs Parliament’s ad hoc committee to amend the Constitution’s Section 25 gears up for public hearings on compensationless expropriation, insecurity hangs over ownership rights in townships and former bantustans. A failure to timeously amend legislation as the Constitutional Court ordered, now needs a last-minute dash to fix the uncertainty. It shows the complexities of land beyond the rhetoric.
Land related laws read more'This will make a difference in terms of women's land and property inheritance,'
Land related laws read moreFormer 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.
Land policy, Land related laws read moreSouth Africa’s labour laws have been weaponised against people of integrity to facilitate corruption and State Capture.
Land related laws read moreThe 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."
Land policy, Land related laws, Rural development read moreA 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.
Land related laws read moreANC’s trade-off with the Zulu monarch keeps it in power in KZN at a huge cost
Land governance and administration, Land related laws, Traditional leadership read moreThe sad part is that King Goodwill Zwelithini gets R66m in the first place, while other kings make do with far more humble state stipends, writes Kevin Ritchie.
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