The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development tabled an ambitious Budget Vote for 2026/27, supported by legislation, investment and a clear vision for equitable land access and prosperity for all. South Africa stands at a defining moment. Decades after the advent of democracy, the wounds of dispossession and rural neglect remain visible across the […]
A peer-reviewed study finds wealth inequality is locking the poorest households out of solar electrification
The country has 11 such schemes, together representing one of the most ambitious agricultural investments in southern Africa
Rural people are dispossessed and displaced by companies that collect awards for ESG credentials, corporate social investment and sector excellence
A significant portion of the R100-billion transformation fund will be allocated to the transport sector with an aim to unlock inclusive growth in the mobility value chain.
After catastrophic floods, minister Nomakhosazana Meth introduced a mysterious investor to the farm without any due diligence
In post-apartheid South Africa, the system has evolved but has fundamentally stayed the same, triggering an inter-generational cycle of displacement
Conditions were ‘atrocious’ and ‘appalling’
Mngwengwe will remain in the post for another two years
The foundation has injected millions into the project and the Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has also approved millions in funding, but farmers say they weren’t consulted
Jeremy Acton says the bill violates the 2018 constitutional court privacy judgment
Projects in North West and Limpopo grow hope of surviving climate change
Women sleep outside in the cold to stop what they consider mineral theft by a mining company, with state collusion
The department does not even have a list of registered pesticides, a damning report finds
According to a new report, the poor remain on the sidelines of farm redistribution
A working relationship between them must be established if conservation is to succeed
This will require embracing new ways of understanding value
A public-private partnership working together with the water users themselves can deliver ‘green growth’
‘The people of the province must put their shoulders to the wheel’
The ANC has identified sections of the economy where it will instruct the government to intervene.
King Goodwill Zwelithini’s decision to hand over traditional land to residents of the former KwaZulu is only the start, the trust has warned.
The ANC intends to speed up its land redistribution programme ahead of local government elections, sparking fears from economists and farming groups.
South Africa has been slow to adopt renewable energy sources, but there is one option which has proved successful elsewhere and could be adopted.
The state’s proposed certificate of need will not address inequities in rural healthcare.
A trip to the Transkei for a funeral turns into a time of reflection on the violence and futility in today’s villages for Khaya Dlanga.
Wise Use of Wetlands Project by the Association for Water & Rural Development is the winner of the Biodiversity Stewardship Award.
Better research enables more benefits for communities
Financial mismanagement, weak leadership and understaffed facilities are not unique to the Eastern Cape.
Proposals for the redistribution of land found in the government’s land reform green paper would come into effect as early as March next year.
Access to wholesalers and retailers can make all the difference between poverty and employment, writes Teigue Payne.
Shirhami Shirinda, a member of a rural royal family, argues that the Traditional Courts Bill will only serve to disempower many women.
The Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Developemt needs to sell itself better. It needs to show that agriculture is more than a rumour.
