Tag: Land Summit

The land summit was a fiasco and reflected government’s lack of commitment to land reform

By Constance Mogale and Katlego Ramantsima The Communal Land Administration and Tenure Reform Summit held in Boksburg on 27 and 28 May 2022 proved that the government is not fully committed to ensuring that land reform delivers on the aspirations of ordinary people.

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SAfm Interview: Ahead of the National Land Summit (Nokwanda Sihlali)

Interview: Nokwanda Sihlali As the National Land Summit is set to be held this coming Friday and Saturday, we thought to revisit the issue looking at where we are.

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We want rights – not equity, say farmworkers*

The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) achieved something momentous at the three-day National Land Tenure Summit in Boksburg last week – it united farm workers and farm owners in opposition to its proposal to split the ownership of commercial farms 50-50 between them. Delegates called instead for government to implement existing laws …

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Land Tenure Summit – issues and background

The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) is currently hosting a Land Tenure Summit in Boksburg, Gauteng, where various laws and policies on land reform are being debated. Read our background position papers, which were distributed at the conference and follow our twitter feed for the latest emerging from the Summit. The hashtag to …

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