Anthea Jeffery brings to our attention yet another Bill passed by government that flew entirely under the radar. This time, it’s about the preservation and development of agricultural land.
South Africa’s proposal to cap the amount of land deeds an individual may hold will affect food production and it should consider alternative ways to remedy racial inequality in ownership.
Far from helping the poor achieve a better life, the ANC’s proposal seems calculated to push the country still closer to calamity.
The apartheid-era land use system caused degradation of land, Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana has said. “All these forms of degradation have compromised the capacity of black rural communities to derive economic growth from the agriculture sector,” Zokwana said at the sixth biennial landcare conference in Durban on Monday. The summit ends on Thursday. The apartheid … Read more
On a day when most of South Africa was glued to the Mandela Memorial at the FNB Stadium, KZN-based Tongaat Hulett announced the release of a large chunk of land into its hugely successful Ridgeside development in Umhlanga. Mike Deighton, who runs the group’s property development division, flew up to Johannesburg to share the impact … Read more