Tag Archives: Land reform in South Africa

With youth unemployment surpassing 45 percent, South Africa’s land reform programme is emerging as a powerful tool for creating employment and stimulating local economies. Young beneficiaries across the country are turning restituted land into viable opportunities, driving transformation and skills development in rural communities. Communities such as Barokologadi in the …

2024 has been a year of mixed fortunes for the agricultural sector. The mid-summer El Niño-induced drought negatively impacted summer crops, while events like the ongoing animal disease woes, the seemingly endless logistical crisis, high interest rates, and uncertainty about the national government all weighed heavily on the sector. The …

There is widespread agreement that land reform in South Africa has failed to deliver the changes many hoped it would. Racially based dislocation and land dispossession were central features of colonial conquest and apartheid rule. To redress this, in 1994, the newly elected African National Congress (ANC) set a target of …