Some sober land reform discourse – Wandile Sihlobo
But nearly three decades since the first democratic elections in 1994, South Africa has yet to crack land reform.
But nearly three decades since the first democratic elections in 1994, South Africa has yet to crack land reform.
Chuck Stephens from the Desmond Tutu Centre for Leadership put together a Dummies Guide to the land reform debate.
Not even farm land earmarked for previously disadvantaged beneficiaries is safe from corrupt government officials, as a court case demonstrates.
Most of the land now vested in the Ingonyama Trust could well be identified as ‘redistribution’ land under the Land Bill and targeted for expropriation by the state.
Independent Financial Advisor Magnus Heystek covered many Budget Speeches during his years in financial journalism. That puts him in a good position to provide cogent commentary on Pravin Gordhan’s address last week.