Food Security Priority Actions in the Context of Covid-19 in South Africa: A Civil Society Perspective
With special thanks to the Civil Society organisation, individual and alliances, both members of LandNNES and other social justice organisations, for their direct contributions to this document: Constance Mogale from the Alliance for Rural Democracy, Ndabezinhle Ziqubu and Samke Mkize from the Association for Rural Advancement, Anthony Schnell from the Department of Social Responsibility (DSR) […]
COVID 19 Relief for Farmers C19 Peoples Coalition Submission
On April 6 2020, the Minister of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Minister Didiza, announced a R1,2 billion COVID-19 disaster relief fund for small-scale farmers with an annual turnover of between R20,000 and R1 million per annum. This is a recognition of the crucial contribution of rural, urban and peri-urban small-scale […]
Policy Brief on Equitable Land Redistribution
Expert Policy Brief on Developing a Systematic Approach to Equitable Land Redistribution in South Africa After 25 years of democracy, South Africa remains a highly unequal country with high levels of poverty and unemployment. Land reform policies have largely failed to reconfigure the inherited, highly dualistic and spatially divided agrarian structure. As a result, skewed […]
South African Land National Network Engagement Strategy (LandNNES) Summary Brief
Introduction On Thursday, 19 December 2019, Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza briefed the media on government’s response to the recommendations of the Presidential Advisory Panel (PAP) on Land Reform and Agriculture. The full media briefing can be found online: ENCA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4WD4N2kaeQ SABC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npQ7G8t73Ng President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed the 10-member PAP, […]
Presidential Advisory Panel Colloquium: Unpacking Land Issues for Inclusive and Sustainable Reform
The Expert Advisory Panel on Land Reform was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to provide independent advice to the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) comprised of 11 cabinet ministers, convened by Deputy President David Mabuza. The ten-member Panel includes farmers, lawyers, agricultural economists and academics. The Panel’s terms of reference are broad and cover most aspects of […]
People Are Mobilising In Greater Numbers Around Land Rights Issues Across The Globe
Thirty minutes after taking off from Husein Sastranegara International Airport in Bandung Indonesia, an earthquake and tsunami struck the city of Palu. Over 830 people are confirmed dead with the numbers of people losing their lives expected to rise dramatically as the full extent of the devastation is known. Indonesia is in the ‘ring of fire’ and […]
