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Is South Africa’s land reform strategy too focused on restitution?

Agriculture

Is South Africa’s land reform strategy too focused on restitution?

Peter Setou 12 May 2026

#BizTrends2026 | KD Strategies' Kalnisha Singh: The pressure is on for South Africa's energy sector

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | KD Strategies' Kalnisha Singh: The pressure is on for South Africa's energy sector

Kalnisha Singh 23 Feb 2026

2025 – The year land reform faced its ultimate test

Agriculture

2025 – The year land reform faced its ultimate test

Peter Setou 6 Feb 2026

Insights into H&M and WWF's partnership for a more sustainable future

ESG

Insights into H&M and WWF's partnership for a more sustainable future

9 Jun 2025

Agriculture

South Africa must adopt a human rights-based approach to land reform

Peter Setou 20 Mar 2025

Property

Standard Bank: Leading the way for wealthy buyers in innovative real estate ventures

10 Dec 2024

Agriculture

RMIS launches traceability platform for red meat industry

5 Nov 2024

Steenhuisen's budget speech promises positive outlook for agriculture

Agriculture

Steenhuisen's budget speech promises positive outlook for agriculture

17 Jul 2024

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Legislation & Regulation

Parliament passes key Bills

7 Dec 2023

How collaboration can drive land reform success in the next decade

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

How collaboration can drive land reform success in the next decade

26 Apr 2023

Toyota announces new competition to promote communal farming

Agriculture

Toyota announces new competition to promote communal farming

9 Nov 2022

Land reform in South Africa is failing. Ignoring the realities of rural life plays a part

Agriculture

Land reform in South Africa is failing. Ignoring the realities of rural life plays a part

Elizabeth Hull 18 Oct 2022

Queen Elizabeth, colonialism and land: ghosts of the past still haunt Cape Town today

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Queen Elizabeth, colonialism and land: ghosts of the past still haunt Cape Town today

Adam Haupt 15 Sep 2022

#YouthMonth: Meet Zipho Makwabe, agricultural economist at Amadlelo Agri

Agriculture

#YouthMonth: Meet Zipho Makwabe, agricultural economist at Amadlelo Agri

Robin Fredericks 30 Jun 2022

There's a place for big and small farms in securing South Africa's food supply

Agribusiness

There's a place for big and small farms in securing South Africa's food supply

Fenji Materechera and Mary Scholes 21 Apr 2022

Sowing the seeds of change: Advancing the interests of women agripreneurs through collaborative conversations

Agriculture

Sowing the seeds of change: Advancing the interests of women agripreneurs through collaborative conversations

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 25 Mar 2022

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Agro-processing

R225m to boost SA's small-scale sugar growers

8 Feb 2022

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Why cultural and contextual trends matter in land reform

Peter Setou 6 Jan 2022

How to narrow the big divide between black and white farmers in South Africa

Agriculture

How to narrow the big divide between black and white farmers in South Africa

Wandile Sihlobo and Johann Kirsten 1 Dec 2021

The proposed N2 Toll Road will cut through Sigidi village. Map: Lisa Nelson

Construction & Engineering

Should the proposed N2 toll road through the Wild Coast be moved?

Daniel Steyn 4 Nov 2021

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Agro-processing

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Andrew Newsham, Toendepi Shonhe and Tsitsi Bvute 26 Oct 2021

The community of Xolobeni village, in the Eastern Cape, succeesfully challenged the mining of their land in the High Court in 2018. Rogan Ward © Sunday Times.

Mining

Law protecting interests of South African communities in mining deals falls short

14 Apr 2021

Cabinet approves land administration, land tenure reforms papers

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Cabinet approves land administration, land tenure reforms papers

12 Mar 2021

Gillian Niven and Kirsty Kilner

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Incentivising renewable energy development: moving one step closer, or two steps back?

Kirsty Kilner & Gillian Niven 9 Mar 2021

Mosadi Kwele speaks at a community meeting held on 19 January 2020, while Itumeleng Nyaka holds the megaphone. Like many others at the meeting, Kwele says Ikwezi Vanadium must respond to the community’s queries before continuing with mining activities at Haakdoornfontein farm. Photo: Masego Mafata

Mining

Community and mining company clash over vanadium-rich land

Masego Mafata 28 Jan 2021

Land tenure rights bill moves to NCOP

Land & Property Law

Land tenure rights bill moves to NCOP

2 Dec 2020

Eco-friendly charcoal production to boost SA's water security

Forestry

Eco-friendly charcoal production to boost SA's water security

20 Nov 2020

Tongaat Hulett celebrates women in sugar cane farming

Agribusiness

Tongaat Hulett celebrates women in sugar cane farming

21 Aug 2020

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Agriculture

Raising a red flag on the privatisation of communal land

16 Jul 2020

Agribusiness

Partnerships, sector stability and access to markets key to unlocking full potential of SA's agri sector

John Hudson 4 Mar 2020

Agriculture

Government to regulate commercial use of hemp products

14 Feb 2020

Sustainable Farming

South Africa's biodiversity tax incentive is taken to scale

Candice Stevens 7 Feb 2020

Lake Turkana Wind Power turbines. LTW

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How Kenya's mega wind power project is hurting communities

Zoe Cormack 3 Sep 2019

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Agriculture

Agri EC congress highlights new partnerships, unity in agriculture

1 Aug 2019

State drops sloppy attempt at 'SLAPP' suit

Law Practice

State drops sloppy attempt at 'SLAPP' suit

John Yeld 28 Mar 2019

#BudgetSpeech2019: Agricultural development key to driving economic growth

Agribusiness

#BudgetSpeech2019: Agricultural development key to driving economic growth

20 Feb 2019

Agribusiness

Government identifies land for redistribution

11 Feb 2019

Agriculture

New Year's messages from agri leaders

14 Jan 2019

Why giving South Africans title deeds isn't the panacea for land reform

Property

Why giving South Africans title deeds isn't the panacea for land reform

Simon Hull 16 Nov 2018

Strengthening indigenous food systems vital to achieving zero-hunger

Food Security

Strengthening indigenous food systems vital to achieving zero-hunger

12 Nov 2018

Spotlight on successful transformation at Agri SA congress

Agriculture

Spotlight on successful transformation at Agri SA congress

Ursula Human 12 Oct 2018

To what extent will agriculture contribute to the reduction in unemployment in South Africa?

Agriculture

To what extent will agriculture contribute to the reduction in unemployment in South Africa?

Wandile Sihlobo and Tinashe Kapuya 10 Oct 2018

Fresh produce trade in Africa continues to be a market leader

Agro-processing

Fresh produce trade in Africa continues to be a market leader

18 Sep 2018

Growth and jobs in South Africa's agricultural sector

Agriculture

Growth and jobs in South Africa's agricultural sector

Wandile Sihlobo 5 Sep 2018

ANC expediency is messing up SA's land reform process

Property

ANC expediency is messing up SA's land reform process

Jannie Rossouw 20 Aug 2018

Government meets on land reform

Land & Property Law

Government meets on land reform

6 Aug 2018

How to ensure communities living near mining activities get a better deal

Mining

How to ensure communities living near mining activities get a better deal

Ross Harvey 9 May 2018

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Agriculture

South Africa's land debate is clouded by misrepresentation and lack of data

Ben Cousins 12 Mar 2018

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Agriculture

Big data drives more finance to African agribusiness

2 Mar 2018