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EFF marching to Johann Rupert farms in Stellenbosch, to demand disclosure of the Corporate Social Investments made by Johann Rupert personally and his entities in the South African communities, particularly those surrounding his properties.  Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter

Land ownership

Malema says 'there is no future in South Africa without the ownership of land'

By Kevin Brandt

EFF supporters were gathered outside business tycoon Johann Ruperts' Remgro Limited office block in Stellenbosch.

  • FILE: Ennerdale residents illegally erecting shacks on a piece of land. Picture: Mia Lindeque/EWN

    As occupations gather pace, SA landowners fear for their property

    Twenty-six years into democracy following the end of apartheid, land ownership remains a thorny issue in South Africa, which is one of the world’s most unequal countries, according to the World Bank.

    665 days ago
  • Members of the Luthuli clan. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Luthuli clan: We want our land back

    Luthuli clan which includes a family member of Chief Albert Luthuli is fighting to own land in Montebello and Njubanjuba, in Durban.

    1175 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    [ANALYSIS] Land reform debate: what’s missing according to SA farmers

    Some South African landowners feel like the current debate portrays them as being opposed to reform rather than cooperative.

    1376 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses parliamentarians during a Q&A Session in Parliament on 22 August. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    Ramaphosa rejects idea of state ownership of land from EFF

    Questions about land dominated Ramaphosa’s question and answer session in the National Assembly yesterday afternoon.

    1411 days ago
  • FILE: Former President Kgalema Motlanthe. Picture: 702.

    ‘All South Africans must have equal access to land ownership’

    Former President Kgalema Motlanthe has called for proper legislation to be put in place to ensure everyone has secure rights of ownership.

    1483 days ago
  • FILE: A shack dweller's washing dries in the wind in the Langrug informal settlement outside Franschhoek. Picture: EWN

    [ANALYSIS] How SA should tackle redistribution of land in urban areas

    The current debate about land reform in South Africa could open the door to reviewing urban land ownership issues.

    1518 days ago
  • EFF leader Julius Malema addresses supporters in Ermelo in Mpumalanga on 21 March 2018. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter

    Malema: Indigenous Zimbabweans should continue to own land

    EFF leader Julius Malema was speaking in Ermelo in Mpumalanga, where he said basic human rights starts with land ownership.

    1565 days ago
  • FILE: Julius Malema addressing supporters at the EFF Human Rights Day rally in Mpumalanga. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter

    ‘There is no Human Rights without ownership of land’

    EFF leader Julius Malema says the party’s call for land ownership is not reverse racism but a call for dignity.

    1566 days ago
  • FILE: A photo taken in November 2014 shows Riebeek Kasteel, a town in the wine-growing Swartland region of South Africa. Picture: AFP.

    [ANALYSIS] SA still way behind curve on transforming land ownership

    There is very little clarity as to who owns what land in South Africa. A lack of reliable data and statistics doesn't help.

    1693 days ago
  • A village in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. Picture: AFP.

    [ANALYSIS] South Africans in rural areas are saying ‘no more’. Why it matters

    A different form of state capture is underway in SA's rural areas where traditional leaders are selling off people's land to miners. But communities are fighting back.

    1698 days ago
  • FILE: President Jacob Zuma. Picture: GCIS

    Zuma: Transformation doesn't mean destroying industries

    President Zuma has reiterated that the economy is in recession, saying that it is under duress at the moment but that industries such as agriculture can still play a vital role in uplifting the current economic status.

    1798 days ago
  • FILE: President Jacob Zuma. Picture: GCIS

    Zuma urges young people to use land productively

    President Jacob Zuma reiterated the importance of the agricultural industry and the need to transform it.

    1798 days ago
  • FILE: EFF leader Julius Malema. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN

    Malema: When EFF takes over, state will own all land

    EFF leader Julius Malema told property owners that they were beneficiaries of the post-apartheid order where those without property were further oppressed.

    1838 days ago
  • FILE: EFF leader Julius Malema. Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN

    Malema: No ignoring landlessness of black people

    EFF leader Julius Malema has called on banks to give preference to black people who want to buy property.

    1839 days ago
  • Picture: Supplied

    [OPINION] White people in SA still hold the lion’s share of all forms of capital

    A multifaceted enquiry into the state of the South African economy leaves no doubt that white capital continues to dominate the economy.

    1896 days ago
  • FILE: Deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN.

    Laws on land ownership among key concerns raised by citizens - Motlanthe

    Kgalema Motlanthe is leading a high-level panel on the assessment of the country's legislation.

    1901 days ago
  • FILE: Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    Tweeps have a field day with Maimane’s cell number

    Mmusi Maimane is inundated with calls and text messages on numerous issues from ‘concerned’ citizens.

    2192 days ago
  • FILE: EFF leader Julius Malema. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    Malema: Don’t be apologetic about occupying land illegally

    Malema says there's clause in the Freedom Charter that says South Africans can decide where they want to stay.

    2198 days ago
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