Tag Archives: Land Reform

South African cabinet rejects farm-size limits in land reforms

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintPaul Vecchiatto, Bloomberg, 20 December 2019 South Africa’s cabinet rejected proposals to limit the size of farms and to establish a dedicated fund in the nation’s land-reform process, Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza said. Read More

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SA may revisit land and agrarian policy due to climate change

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintJan Gerber, News24, 19 December 2019 The challenges of climate change “may merit the development of a new agrarian reform vision” for South Africa, Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza said on Thursday. Read More

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Legal advisors give Parly green light on land bill

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintBabalo Ndenze, Eyewitness News, 4 December 2019 Parliament has been given the go-ahead from its legal advisors to push on with amendments to Section 25 of the Constitution. Read More

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Plan to establish a permanent Land Court is in the offing

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintLinda Ensor, Business Day, 14 November 2019 The establishment of a Land Court as a permanent feature of SA’s judicial system is the only way to address the myriad problems faced by the Land Claims Court, justice & correctional services … Continue reading

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State-owned land must be distributed by all spheres of govt- De Lille

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintBabalo Ndenze, Eyewitness News, 6 November 2019 Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille said that state-owned land was being transferred by her department to support the land reform programme. Read More

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