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Source: Artist's rendition. The position and layout of Protea Village has been thoughtfully considered by the returning community, while the remainder of their land is divided between green belt, and the residential estate. Protea Village, situated on Erf 242, comprises 86 stands, each approximately 300m² in size.

Construction & Engineering

Construction of homes for Bishopscourt land claimants set to begin

Matthew Hirsch 13 Mar 2025

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Agriculture

Land reform in South Africa doesn’t need a new law: the state should release property it owns – economists

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 26 Feb 2025

Non-profit calls for enhanced CPA capacity to drive land reform

Agriculture

Non-profit calls for enhanced CPA capacity to drive land reform

14 Jan 2025

Exploring gender parity in land reform and strategies to empower women

Agriculture

Exploring gender parity in land reform and strategies to empower women

23 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Ayanda Ngubo, partner at Webber Wentzel.

Property

CPAs: Missed chance for rural economic growth

Ayanda Ngubo 5 Aug 2024

SAB and Moletele Community bears fruit in lime farming partnership

ESG

SAB and Moletele Community bears fruit in lime farming partnership

29 Jan 2024

Now's the time to put land reform beneficiaries in order

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Now's the time to put land reform beneficiaries in order

27 Dec 2023

Source: Sandro Mattei via

Agribusiness

Skills make the difference: Rethinking land reform

9 Oct 2023

Source: Image rendered. Protea Village, situated on Erf 242, comprises 86 stands, each approximately 300m² in size.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

One less obstacle for Bishopscourt land claimants

Matthew Hirsch 2 Oct 2023

One less obstacle for Bishopscourt land claimants

Land & Property Law

One less obstacle for Bishopscourt land claimants

Matthew Hirsch 26 Sep 2023

How collaboration can drive land reform success in the next decade

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

How collaboration can drive land reform success in the next decade

26 Apr 2023

Private sector's role in supporting land reform beneficiaries' adoption of good governance practices

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Private sector's role in supporting land reform beneficiaries' adoption of good governance practices

Peter Setou 22 Nov 2022

Makuleke CPA success: Why conservation and restituted land development are not mutually exclusive

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Makuleke CPA success: Why conservation and restituted land development are not mutually exclusive

29 Sep 2022

WCDoHS releases Sandkraal Farm to Communal Property Association

Agriculture

WCDoHS releases Sandkraal Farm to Communal Property Association

21 Sep 2022

Youth urged to participate in land reform succession planning

Agriculture

Youth urged to participate in land reform succession planning

20 Jun 2022

Kruger International Airport gets Germany route

Travel

Kruger International Airport gets Germany route

28 Feb 2022

Land reform: Government needs to focus on fixing challenges with current programme

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Land reform: Government needs to focus on fixing challenges with current programme

9 Dec 2021

New court case launched to stop Shell's seismic survey on Wild Coast

Environment & Natural Resources

New court case launched to stop Shell's seismic survey on Wild Coast

Tania Broughton 7 Dec 2021

Why Accra's property boom hasn't produced affordable housing

Affordable & Social Housing

Why Accra's property boom hasn't produced affordable housing

Tom Gillespie 5 Aug 2021

Minister engages farmers on evictions

Agriculture

Minister engages farmers on evictions

12 Apr 2021

Support needed to help land reform beneficiary communities in tourism

Tourism

Support needed to help land reform beneficiary communities in tourism

2 Oct 2020

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

86MW Droogfontein 2 Solar Park begins full operation

2 Sep 2020

Inclusive, multi-pronged approach needed for successful land reform programme

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Inclusive, multi-pronged approach needed for successful land reform programme

24 Aug 2020

New landmark shopping centre opens for trade in Cape Town

Retail & Hospitality Property

New landmark shopping centre opens for trade in Cape Town

30 Jul 2020

Courts thwart king's attempt to control land

Land & Property Law

Courts thwart king's attempt to control land

Tania Broughton 17 Jul 2020

The map shows the location of the new Juno Wind Farm. Graphic: from the Supplementary Heritage Report by Sarah Winter and Nicolas Baumann (July 2019)

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Giant turbine farm set to harvest West Coast wind

John Yeld 11 May 2020

Nazreen Sekao Pandor is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa and a qualified arbitrator. Peter Setou is the chief executive of the Vumelana Advisory Fund (Vumelana).

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Land reform beneficiaries, use lockdown to put your CPA in order

Nazreen Sekao Pandor and Peter Setou 8 May 2020

An estimated R5bn in income to the Bakgatla community cannot be accounted for. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Mining

The chief, the mines and the lost Bakgatla billions

Wilmien Wicomb 28 Oct 2019

Agriculture

Driving transformation: The role of women in SA agriculture should be prioritised

12 Aug 2019

Giba Communal Property Association signs partnership agreement with private investor

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Giba Communal Property Association signs partnership agreement with private investor

4 Apr 2019

Plastic waste: floating parks made from it could unite communities to tackle pollution

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Plastic waste: floating parks made from it could unite communities to tackle pollution

Katrien Steenmans 10 Jan 2019

Current land reform challenges need to be fixed before moving forward

Agriculture

Current land reform challenges need to be fixed before moving forward

28 May 2018

#LandExpropriation: Vumelana calls for CPI participation in property clause review

Property

#LandExpropriation: Vumelana calls for CPI participation in property clause review

20 Apr 2018

Wild Coast toll road: new court battle looms

Sustainable Development

Wild Coast toll road: new court battle looms

Thembela Ntongana 10 Apr 2018

Land expropriation without compensation cannot be justifiable: A series of challenges

Agriculture

Land expropriation without compensation cannot be justifiable: A series of challenges

Professor Cyril Mbatha 1 Mar 2018

Kokame CPA together with the Vumelana Advisory Fund and Croftland Business Development

Agriculture

Forming community private partnerships for productive land reform

23 Feb 2018

Peter Setou at the land reform roadshow in Pilanesberg

Agriculture

Vumelana Advisory Fund roadshows educate land reform beneficiaries on possible outcomes

20 Nov 2017

Chairperson receiving award from deputy minister and Vumelana

Agriculture

Vumelana awards communal property institutions for good governance in land reform

24 Aug 2017

Land reform remains a divisive subject 23 years after democracy in South Africa. Filckr

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

A 10-point plan to accelerate orderly land reform in South Africa

Professor Quinton Johnson 26 Jul 2017

Barry Haynes via

Agriculture

Land: 1.8 million hectares transferred to communal trusts since 1994

23 May 2017

From left: Annelize Crosby (Policy Advisor on land reform, Agri SA), Anwhar Madhanpall (General Manager, South African Sugar Association), Hezekiel Nkosi (Chairman, Moletele Communal Property Association), Mazwi Mkhulisi (Programmes Manager, Vumelana Advisory Fund) and Nomfundo Ntloko-Gobodo (Chief Land Claims Commissioner, Commission on Restitution of Land Rights)

Agriculture

Achieving sustainable land reform through partnerships

26 Apr 2017

New Bill proposes establishment of a Land Commission

Land & Property Law

New Bill proposes establishment of a Land Commission

28 Mar 2017

Vumelana Advisory Fund recognised for land reform projects

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Vumelana Advisory Fund recognised for land reform projects

14 Mar 2017

Land Reform Futures

Agriculture

Future scenarios for land reform in South Africa

2 Feb 2017

Why estate living isn't for everyone

Residential Property

Why estate living isn't for everyone

20 Oct 2016

Development begins at Richmond Park

Property Development

Development begins at Richmond Park

12 Aug 2016

Low sectional title levies not always a good thing

Residential Property

Low sectional title levies not always a good thing

Willem le Roux 4 May 2016

Five tips for first-time sectional title buyers

Residential Property

Five tips for first-time sectional title buyers

7 Mar 2016

Stefan Schäfer, Lich via

Agribusiness

New land claims process to be challenged in court

12 Feb 2016