Land reform - let's stay out of the boxing ring

SA's land reform debacle could destroy everything achieved since 1994, warns communications expert, Prof David Venter. He was speaking at the recent Hortgro Science Symposium held near Franschhoek.

27 Jul 2015

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Successful economies across the world share a common theme: they look after their agricultural industries. This is not true of South Africa, where politicians and opportunists are taking advantage of a lack of policy clarity on land reform to create uncertainty and racial tension. This has caused farmers to become more apprehensive about investing in their enterprises and has scared off international investors.

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