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Cape Town's Urban Health Programme: A resilient response to global health challenges

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Sustainable redistribution of land remains crucial to human rights in South Africa, as political parties jostle for voter support

By Peter Setou 27 Mar 2024

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Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species were recorded

By T Ndhlovu, A O Omotayo, A O Aremu and W Otang-Mbeng 26 Mar 2024

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Special Tribunal declares land reform lease agreement unlawful

17 May 2023

Need for broader collaboration with all stakeholders in land reform - Vumelana Advisory Fund

Need for broader collaboration with all stakeholders in land reform - Vumelana Advisory Fund

11 May 2023

The township - a sophisticated consumer database

The township - a sophisticated consumer database

Keys Communications 10 May 2023

How collaboration can drive land reform success in the next decade

How collaboration can drive land reform success in the next decade

26 Apr 2023

Maximising land use for food and green energy could better support industry, society

Maximising land use for food and green energy could better support industry, society

Karen King 20 Apr 2023

Why Lesotho's parliament is debating reclaiming land from South Africa

Why Lesotho's parliament is debating reclaiming land from South Africa

Carien du Plessis 31 Mar 2023

Common measuring instruments needed to assess the success of land reform in SA

Common measuring instruments needed to assess the success of land reform in SA

Peter Setou 23 Mar 2023

Cape Town's notorious unfinished freeway finally gives way to Foreshore development

Cape Town's notorious unfinished freeway finally gives way to Foreshore development

Steve Kretzmann 9 Mar 2023

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SIU obtains freezing order in State land case

8 Mar 2023

DPWI approves release of 2.8ha of land in KZN for housing development

DPWI approves release of 2.8ha of land in KZN for housing development

6 Mar 2023

#Sona2023: NPPC disappointed by Ramaphosa's silence on housing delivery

#Sona2023: NPPC disappointed by Ramaphosa's silence on housing delivery

13 Feb 2023

DPWI approves release of 1,199ha of land to settle Mpumalanga restitution claim

DPWI approves release of 1,199ha of land to settle Mpumalanga restitution claim

30 Jan 2023

Reflections on land reform as we recover from a pandemic and a sluggish economy

Reflections on land reform as we recover from a pandemic and a sluggish economy

Peter Setou 24 Jan 2023

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

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

Peter Setou 22 Nov 2022

Mining companies need to adapt to a greener economy and more stringent transformation targets

Mining companies need to adapt to a greener economy and more stringent transformation targets

Nirvasha Singh, Carryn Alexander, Jaqui Pinto, Giada Masina, Garyn Rapson, Lizle Louw 2 Nov 2022

Partnerships, commitment key to driving successful land reform

Partnerships, commitment key to driving successful land reform

27 Oct 2022

Land reform in South Africa is failing. Ignoring the realities of rural life plays a part

Land reform in South Africa is failing. Ignoring the realities of rural life plays a part

Elizabeth Hull 18 Oct 2022

Property developer forced to rebuild homes it demolished

Property developer forced to rebuild homes it demolished

Kimberly Mutandiro 3 Oct 2022

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

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

29 Sep 2022

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Committee approves report on Land Courts Bill

23 Sep 2022

WCDoHS releases Sandkraal Farm to Communal Property Association

WCDoHS releases Sandkraal Farm to Communal Property Association

21 Sep 2022

Queen Elizabeth, colonialism and land: ghosts of the past still haunt Cape Town today

Queen Elizabeth, colonialism and land: ghosts of the past still haunt Cape Town today

Adam Haupt 15 Sep 2022

Water-use rights: Why government needs to heighten awareness among land reform beneficiaries

Water-use rights: Why government needs to heighten awareness among land reform beneficiaries

29 Mar 2022

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Bizcommunity.com 10 Mar 2022

Expropriation Bill unconstitutional in the absence of a constitutional amendment

Gary Moore 24 Feb 2022

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

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

9 Dec 2021

Amendment to allow land expropriation without compensation fails to pass

Amendment to allow land expropriation without compensation fails to pass

Tim Cocks 8 Dec 2021

Vumelana Advisory Fund receives R5m cash injection

Vumelana Advisory Fund receives R5m cash injection

22 Nov 2021

Preparations for construction of houses in District Six in July 2020 revealed old streets and foundations. Archive photo: Jeffrey Abrahams / GroundUp

Court rules that District Six eviction was unlawful

Tania Broughton 11 Oct 2021

Gqeberha families have been housed on land polluted by methane gas, but municipality won't explain what's going on

Gqeberha families have been housed on land polluted by methane gas, but municipality won't explain what's going on

Mkhuseli Sizani 17 Sep 2021

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Special Tribunal declares land reform lease agreement unlawful

17 May 2023

Need for broader collaboration with all stakeholders in land reform - Vumelana Advisory Fund

Need for broader collaboration with all stakeholders in land reform - Vumelana Advisory Fund

11 May 2023

The township - a sophisticated consumer database

The township - a sophisticated consumer database

Keys Communications 10 May 2023

How collaboration can drive land reform success in the next decade

How collaboration can drive land reform success in the next decade

26 Apr 2023

Maximising land use for food and green energy could better support industry, society

Maximising land use for food and green energy could better support industry, society

Karen King 20 Apr 2023

Why Lesotho's parliament is debating reclaiming land from South Africa

Why Lesotho's parliament is debating reclaiming land from South Africa

Carien du Plessis 31 Mar 2023

Common measuring instruments needed to assess the success of land reform in SA

Common measuring instruments needed to assess the success of land reform in SA

Peter Setou 23 Mar 2023

Cape Town's notorious unfinished freeway finally gives way to Foreshore development

Cape Town's notorious unfinished freeway finally gives way to Foreshore development

Steve Kretzmann 9 Mar 2023

Image source: Sergey Skripnikov –

SIU obtains freezing order in State land case

8 Mar 2023

DPWI approves release of 2.8ha of land in KZN for housing development

DPWI approves release of 2.8ha of land in KZN for housing development

6 Mar 2023

#Sona2023: NPPC disappointed by Ramaphosa's silence on housing delivery

#Sona2023: NPPC disappointed by Ramaphosa's silence on housing delivery

13 Feb 2023

DPWI approves release of 1,199ha of land to settle Mpumalanga restitution claim

DPWI approves release of 1,199ha of land to settle Mpumalanga restitution claim

30 Jan 2023

Reflections on land reform as we recover from a pandemic and a sluggish economy

Reflections on land reform as we recover from a pandemic and a sluggish economy

Peter Setou 24 Jan 2023

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

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

Peter Setou 22 Nov 2022

Mining companies need to adapt to a greener economy and more stringent transformation targets

Mining companies need to adapt to a greener economy and more stringent transformation targets

Nirvasha Singh, Carryn Alexander, Jaqui Pinto, Giada Masina, Garyn Rapson, Lizle Louw 2 Nov 2022

Partnerships, commitment key to driving successful land reform

Partnerships, commitment key to driving successful land reform

27 Oct 2022

Land reform in South Africa is failing. Ignoring the realities of rural life plays a part

Land reform in South Africa is failing. Ignoring the realities of rural life plays a part

Elizabeth Hull 18 Oct 2022

Property developer forced to rebuild homes it demolished

Property developer forced to rebuild homes it demolished

Kimberly Mutandiro 3 Oct 2022

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

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

29 Sep 2022

Image source: Getty Images

Committee approves report on Land Courts Bill

23 Sep 2022

WCDoHS releases Sandkraal Farm to Communal Property Association

WCDoHS releases Sandkraal Farm to Communal Property Association

21 Sep 2022

Queen Elizabeth, colonialism and land: ghosts of the past still haunt Cape Town today

Queen Elizabeth, colonialism and land: ghosts of the past still haunt Cape Town today

Adam Haupt 15 Sep 2022

Water-use rights: Why government needs to heighten awareness among land reform beneficiaries

Water-use rights: Why government needs to heighten awareness among land reform beneficiaries

29 Mar 2022

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Bizcommunity.com 10 Mar 2022

Expropriation Bill unconstitutional in the absence of a constitutional amendment

Gary Moore 24 Feb 2022

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

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

9 Dec 2021

Amendment to allow land expropriation without compensation fails to pass

Amendment to allow land expropriation without compensation fails to pass

Tim Cocks 8 Dec 2021

Vumelana Advisory Fund receives R5m cash injection

Vumelana Advisory Fund receives R5m cash injection

22 Nov 2021

Preparations for construction of houses in District Six in July 2020 revealed old streets and foundations. Archive photo: Jeffrey Abrahams / GroundUp

Court rules that District Six eviction was unlawful

Tania Broughton 11 Oct 2021

Gqeberha families have been housed on land polluted by methane gas, but municipality won't explain what's going on

Gqeberha families have been housed on land polluted by methane gas, but municipality won't explain what's going on

Mkhuseli Sizani 17 Sep 2021

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Public Works to host Land Reform webinar

25 Aug 2021

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Expropriation Bill public hearings resume in Free State

25 Aug 2021

How a land reform agency could break South Africa's land redistribution deadlock

How a land reform agency could break South Africa's land redistribution deadlock

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 4 Aug 2021

New Land Court Bill seeks to address slow processing of land claims

New Land Court Bill seeks to address slow processing of land claims

Geoffrey Allsop 12 Jul 2021

Harnessing land reform to generate youth employment

Harnessing land reform to generate youth employment

29 Jun 2021

Members of the First Nations Collective gather around Jody Aufrichtig (LLPT), Chief !Garu Zenzile Khoisan (FNCT), Mayor Dan Plato and Queen Katrina Esau of the San

First Nations leaders, LLPT sign heritage social compact for River Club redevelopment

24 Jun 2021

Court orders Zulu king's trust to pay back millions

Court orders Zulu king's trust to pay back millions

Tania Broughton 11 Jun 2021

Heritage dispute engulfs site chosen for Amazon's new African HQ

Heritage dispute engulfs site chosen for Amazon's new African HQ

Wendell Roelf 3 Jun 2021

Expropriation Bill aims to bring SA in line with global land ownership policies

Expropriation Bill aims to bring SA in line with global land ownership policies

Virusha Subban and Cameron Jeffrey 2 Jun 2021

Why land reform requires partnerships, affordable finance, stakeholder buy-in

Why land reform requires partnerships, affordable finance, stakeholder buy-in

25 May 2021

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