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Source: GroundUp/Jacques Malherbe. Local fashion label Masa Mara has a boutique in the village.

Oude Molen Eco Village’s fight for survival

Jacques Malherbe 2 Apr 2026

Image credit: The Green Connection

Mining companies and land rights in South Africa: how environmentalists have used the law to defend communities

Mzingaye Brilliant Xaba 26 Mar 2026

Source: GroundUp/Peter Luhanga

Court blocks building along Cape Town’s Diep River floodplain

Peter Luhanga 25 Mar 2026

Source: GroundUp. Bulk services work on Botmaskop Estate at Helshoogte outside Stellenbosch before an April 2025 interdict prohibited any further construction.

Judgment reserved in Stellenbosch luxury estate battle

John Yeld 16 Mar 2026

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Steenhuisen declares agriculture instrumental to South Africa’s economic comeback

11 Mar 2026

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How corporate South Africa can transform land reform into economic opportunity

Peter Setou 2 Mar 2026

Source: Ihsaan Haffejee/GroundUp.

Assassinated Abahlali leader praised for fighting land grab “mafia"

Ihsaan Haffejee 23 Feb 2026

Land reform must be a priority in 2026, says Vumelana Advisory Fund

Land reform must be a priority in 2026, says Vumelana Advisory Fund

20 Feb 2026

Land Bank names Jabu Mphambo as acting CEO

Land Bank names Jabu Mphambo as acting CEO

18 Feb 2026

2025 – The year land reform faced its ultimate test

2025 – The year land reform faced its ultimate test

Peter Setou 6 Feb 2026

Source: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp. Five District Six families, who withstood apartheid’s forced removals, have been ordered to vacate these Victorian cottages.

District Six families ordered to vacate Searle Street cottages

Tania Broughton 15 Jan 2026

Land reform in South Africa: How new landholders could prosper from wildlife and not just farming

Land reform in South Africa: How new landholders could prosper from wildlife and not just farming

H Clements, A De Vos, M Child and S Shwababa 8 Jan 2026

Source: GroundUp.

Disability organisation loses Constantia land claim battle

Tania Broughton 28 Nov 2025

Source: John Yeld. Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area conservation manager Erica Brink and operations manager Ross Kettles. In the background is part of the wetlands where hippos were reintroduced after being shot out more than 150 years ago.

How a group of landowners brought the Agulhas Plain back to life

John Yeld 19 Nov 2025

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