Land reform in South Africa - Wikipedia
Land reform in South Africa is the promise of "land restitution" to empower farm workers (who now have the opportunity to become farmers) and reduce inequality.
Land reform - South African Government
Mar 12, 2019 · The three key elements of South Africa’s comprehensive land reform programme contained in the White Paper on Land Reform include: Restitution, redistribution and tenure reform which address the constitutional imperatives.
Cyril Ramaphosa signs expropriation bill in South Africa - BBC
Jan 24, 2025 · South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a bill allowing land seizures by the state without compensation - a move that has put him at odds with some members of his...
South Africa Clarifies Misconceptions around Land Reform and …
3 days ago · Officials from the National Security Council, the Bureau of African Affairs, and the US Treasury were briefed in detail. The delegation emphasised that South Africa’s land expropriation law, particularly the clause on nil compensation, is rooted in lawful redress mechanisms and historical justice, not arbitrary confiscation.
Explainer: Understanding the South Africa Land-Reform Law that …
Feb 11, 2025 · Since Apartheid ended in 1994, the South African government has endeavored to rebalance land-ownership through restitution for those dispossessed under Apartheid, land redistribution, and land-tenure-system reform.
Land reform in South Africa: what the real debate should be about
May 16, 2022 · Land reform in South Africa is an emotive and politically fraught subject. That’s because land was at the heart of the dispossession of Africans by colonial settlers. Successful land reform can...
Land reform in South Africa doesn’t need a new law: the state …
Feb 25, 2025 · South Africa’s land reform minister should be distributing land owned by the government to black farmers rather than fussing about new laws.
South Africa's land reform rises from 'the ashes of dispossession'
Mar 28, 2025 · The issue of land reform was thrust into the limelight when US President Donald Trump accused Pretoria of expropriating white-owned farms.
South Africa: The aftermath of land reforms – DW – 02/11/2025
Feb 11, 2025 · US President Donald Trump has claimed that South Africa's new land laws will lead to the takeover of white-owned farms. Pretoria denies the claims as "misinformation." Trump retaliated with...
Land Reform and Rural Development implements Electronic …
4 days ago · The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development, through the office of the Chief Registrar of Deeds is pleased to announce the launch of the Electronic Deeds Registration System (eDRS) today, Tuesday, 1 April. This is a significant advancement of South Africa’s land registration system as well as the provisioning of deeds …