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Makhura: Gauteng preparing for ‘rapid land release’
David Makhura says processes are underway to have land owned by GP government and municipalities ready for human settlement.
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Land expropriation in sharp focus in Nkoana-Mashabane’s budget
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says white farmers are also warming to the idea of land reform and are prepared to be part of the process.
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Police clear blocked roads after Joburg housing protest
The community is angry over promises made by local leaders about housing and land.
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ANC urges citizens not to resort to violence over land issue
Members pf Parliament and leader of the African People’s Convention Themba Godi says the issue must be addressed responsibly.
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[LISTEN] Land expropriation: What SA ‘can learn’ from Zimbabwe
The land matter is a hot topic in South Africa. Cape Talk host Africa Melane interviewed professor Ben Cousins, director of the Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies.
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[OPINION] Why giving SA’s chiefs more power adds to land dispossession
Some communities on South Africa's Platinum Belt have received substantial mining revenues, but these are controlled by chiefs.
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'SA would be boring without white people'
Julius Malema says nowhere in the EFF’s manifesto does it say that whites must be driven to the sea.
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'Fast-track land expropriation in honour of Madikizela-Mandela'
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane was one of many ANC NEC members who visited Madikizela-Mandela's house to pay their respects to the family.
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[OPINION] To go or not to go, that is the question
Aubrey Masango says the response to Australia's recent offer of refuge for white farmers is a test for our country’s nationhood.
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Police inaction blamed for land grabs in Olievenhoutbosch
The case was argued before the court’s Palace of Justice in Pretoria on Wednesday sparked by a recent series of land invasions in and around Gauteng.
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SAHRC says public inquiry on rural land use for research purposes
The commission says land has always been a prominent and emotive issue and policies must provide redress while also ensuring sustainable production, employment and equitable growth.
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[ANALYSIS] Ramaphosa has started the clean-up. But can he turn the state around?
South Africa's new president has done well so far, but more challenges relating to reigniting the economy lie ahead.
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Nkoana-Mashabane: Govt won't allow chaos regarding land expropriation
Nkoana-Mashabane has acknowledged that great progress has been made in the past 24 years to redistribute land but it can now move faster.
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Mantashe: Zimbabwe's land expropriation was done wrongly
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says South Africa has worked closely with Zimbabwe during the land redistribution process, admitting that it was done in the wrong way.
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Land issue is about 'restoring dignity & ownership'
Gwede Mantashe says there is a difference between restoration and expropriation which needs to be recognised first.
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[ANALYSIS] Can Ramaphosa solve South Africa’s land-grab problem?
Few know better than Cyril Ramaphosa that the entrenchment of private property rights in South Africa’s widely-lauded Constitution was critical to the peaceful transition of 1994.
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Mantashe: Land expropriation not a policy to drive white people into the sea
Government, farmers and activists are taking part in a two-day national forum land dialogue in Illovo.
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Roadblocks ahead for President Ramaphosa after Moody's win
Moody’s said its decision to keep South Africa’s rating at investment grade reflected its view the country’s institutions would regain strength under more transparent and predictable policies - though the new government had to stay on track.
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Hermanus tense following land grab attempt - witness
Days of violent protests saw a satellite police station, at least one vehicle and a library come under attack.
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Politicians need to tackle land matter head-on, says MEC
Five people were arrested for attempting to occupy land in Midrand.
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Five people to appear in court following land grab attempt
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is now pleading with President Cyril Ramaphosa to prevent land invasions in the country.
