South Africa
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30 November 2021
The fundamental redistributive and transformative character of the Constitution — and how politicians, policymakers and legislators have ignored this — was a key thread at the Social Justice Summit and preceding international conference on economic equality and the rule of law hosted by…
18 November 2021
Dr Franklin Obeng-Odoom, Associate Professor in the Discipline of Global Development Studies at the University of Helsinki has recently reviewed a new book by one of South Africa's leading legal minds and land analysts Tembeka Ngcukaitobi . His review of Land Mattters: South Africa's Failed Land…
18 November 2021
Parliament is scheduled to consider early next month the issue of the report that will recommend the amendment of the Constitution to allow for expropriation of land without compensation.
The Section 25 Committee adopted its report for tabling to the National Assembly in September.
The debate on…
17 November 2021
embers of parliament have called for a full forensic audit of the Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) and for the entity to be placed under administration by the land reform ministry over its history of “delinquency” in failing to meet public finance management standards.
This despite the entity, which…
11 November 2021
The issue of land, especially its redistribution, remains contentious in South Africa 27 years after the formal end of apartheid. Land redistribution was promised at the end of apartheid. The failure of the African National Congress (ANC) government to do so is emblematic of its failure to…
2 November 2021
Residents of Monakato, Madikwe and Rustenburg (Tlhabane) staying in houses they received during the former home land of Bophuthatswana were giver guarantee of ownership of what has been their homes for decades and across generations. Over 400 residents were given title deeds during a ceremony held…
27 October 2021
L'une des migrations marines les plus spectaculaires au monde est la course des sardines (sardine run) du KwaZulu-Natal également appelée le « plus grand banc de poissons sur terre » qui a lieu pendant l'hiver de l'hémisphère sud et implique le déplacement de dizaines voire des centaines de…
4 October 2021
(Foto simbólica). Foto: AFP/Getty Images/O. Andersen
PR da África do Sul considera elevada a taxa de desemprego das mulheres negras no país e diz que está "acima da média" nacional. Cyril Ramaphosa admite que a promoção da iguadalde de género não tem avançado na economia.
"Os indicadores mais…
24 August 2021
Da esquerda, fazendeiros comunitários e ativistas de Sibanye Eco-Gang Luthando Magavu e Nombulelo Sineke no cultivo comunal de vegetais que eles ajudaram a criar em terras não-utilizadas em uma escola primária em KwaZakhele / Bonile Bam
Ativistas levam adiante empreendimentos agrícolas para…
19 August 2021
Foto: Don Bayley
Proprietários de terras na África do Sul estão a ser recompensados com menos impostos se criarem uma reserva natural. Uma ONG está a aconselhá-los no processo - e o seu projeto já ajudou a proteger 500.000 hectares de terra.
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15 July 2021
(Agence Ecofin) - En Afrique, les problèmes liés au foncier sont communs à toutes les communautés. Pour résoudre les défis de la gouvernance foncière, l’Université du Cap-Occidental veut constituer une cohorte de professionnels qualifiés à travers une série de formations.
L’Université sud-africaine…
19 June 2021
Depuis quelques jours, des milliers de personnes affluent sur un terrain où le sol regorge de petits minéraux transparents dans la région du KwaZulu-Natal. Leur composition n'a pas encore été étudiée, mais leur ressemblance avec des diamants suffit à attirer des mineurs illégaux. Alors que le pays…