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Families face eviction from the land they’ve farmed for generations

74-year-old Adelaide Jacobs has lived at Michiel Heyns Kraal her whole life. Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf... Read more

28 May, 2023

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DA wants Western Cape residents to reject Land Expropriation Bill

Cape Town – The DA in the Western Cape is reportedly urging residents to vote against the Land Expropriation... Read more

22 May, 2023

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Tribunal overturns land reform lease agreement

Cape Town – The Special Tribunal has ruled that a land reform lease agreement between the Department of Rural... Read more

17 May, 2023

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Women beaten with knobkieries in battle over Wild Coast land, court hears

A court has ruled that no development can take place in Sigidi village in the Eastern Cape without community... Read more

16 May, 2023

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Calls mount for unused military and state land to be released for housing

The City of Cape Town estimates that more than half of all new homes that will be built in... Read more

1 Apr, 2023

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Lesotho MPs to debate reclaiming parts of South Africa

Maseru – Lawmakers in Lesotho were to discuss on Wednesday whether the country should seek to reclaim large swathes... Read more

29 Mar, 2023

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Land is a heated issue in South Africa – the print media are presenting only one side of the story

Mandla J. Radebe, University of Johannesburg and Sarah Chiumbu, University of Johannesburg The land question was at the heart... Read more

18 Dec, 2022

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Land reform in South Africa: 5 myths about farming debunked

Johann Kirsten, Stellenbosch University and Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University South Africa’s land reform policy remains highly contested. But, in... Read more

27 Nov, 2022

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Deadly KZN floods should be reason enough for govt to expedite expropriation of land, says Julius Malema 

Cape Town – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema called on the government to expedite the expropriation of land... Read more

22 Apr, 2022

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WATCH | ‘You’ve got enough land… start releasing some of it voluntarily,’ Julius Malema warns business tycoon Johann Rupert

Cape Town – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has described billionaire businessman Johann Rupert and the Oppenheimer... Read more

6 Apr, 2022