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Bank statements and financial reports obtained by amaBhungane suggest that the four former committee members tapped into the CPA’s resources in problematic ways that went beyond their purview, a view bolstered by allegations of their poor performance.
Redistribution read moreJohannes Bezuidenhout, Herold Bezuidenhout and Jan Bergh are sheep farmers operating under their Nuveld Farming Empowerment Enterprise. Their business was thriving and viewed as a good example of what previously disadvantaged community members could do if given opportunities.
Redistribution read moreThe Helen Suzman Foundation (“HSF”) has asked to be admitted as a friend of the court in a matter that seeks to address decades-long policy confusion at the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (“Department”) regarding how land is redistributed in South Africa. The matter is led by the Legal Resources Centre (“LRC”) and concerns three black farmers, Johannes Bezuidenhout, Herold Bezuidenhout and Jan Bergh, who the Department has denied a 30-year lease on land that they ...
Redistribution read moreSOUTH Africa’s agricultural sector has more than doubled in value and volume since 1994, thanks to improved productivity. Yet the sector, which employs about 1,4 million people, could create another million jobs if the government started transferring land it is currently holding to deserving farmers. This is the view of Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist of […]
Redistribution read moreDepartment of Rural Development and Land Reform silent on why it’s taken years to issue a lease promised in 2019
Redistribution read moreThe group allegedly defrauded the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform of more than R6 million through its land grant programme.
Redistribution read moreEvery thinking South African knows we have to tackle the ticking time bomb of land reform. Zimbabwe’s chaotic mismanagement of the economy offers lessons we have to learn if the next round of South Africa’s journey is to avoid disaster.
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It hopes that the impending Budget speech would provide some pointers on the government’s plans with supporting land reform.
Redistribution read more397/529 PLAS farms are either operating at subsistence level or are not productive at all
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