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Has Land Reform been a success?

Has Land Reform been a success?. Land Reform target won’t be met. After the fall of apartheid in 1994, the African National Congress-led government set itself a target of handing 30% of all agricultural land to the black majority by 2014.

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Has Land Reform been a success?

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  1. Has Land Reform been a success?

  2. Land Reform target won’t be met After the fall of apartheid in 1994, the African National Congress-led government set itself a target of handing 30% of all agricultural land to the black majority by 2014. The government said last year it had so far managed to transfer about 6% of land to blacks and had been slowed down mainly by a shortage of funds to buy land. "We cannot raise R75bn by 2014 to acquire the 82 million hectares of land that we have targeted... we just don't have the money," Gugile Nkwinti (Land Reform Minister) said. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/SA-cant-meet-land-reform-target-20100226

  3. Many Black-owned farms are failing Some 90% of farms redistributed to South Africa's black population from white farmers are not productive. Almost 60,000 sq km (23,000 sq miles) have been redistributed under policies aimed at benefiting black people who were left impoverished by apartheid. The land was bought from white farmers who sold up voluntarily. Many black farmers feel they have not been given the resources and support to allow them to make a success of their land. Many have no farming experience. http://www.eutimes.net/2010/11/failure-of-south-african-land-reform/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8547621.stm

  4. More than 3000 White farmers murdered Many continue to face intimidation in an attempt to push them off land. The farm may have an outstanding ‘land claim’ and these acts of murder and intimidation are seen by many as an attempt to ‘encourage’ the farmers to become ‘willing sellers’. This has lead to many successful white farmers leaving selling up. Often these farms then struggle under black ownership. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Grisly-farm-murder-scene-indescribable-20110210 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10151548 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article7078730.ece

  5. Townships still home to millions Fifteen years after the ANC won its first election, more than one million South Africans still live in shacks. The gap between rich and poor is also wider than it was 15 years ago. How many still lack access to clean water and electricity? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8003916.stm http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11947853 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8010648.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8163187.stm

  6. Inflated Land Prices There have been instances where prices of land have been inflated in order to provide the ‘willing seller’ (farmer) with a bigger profit. In the short-term, the South African Government would lose out financially as they provide the lone for ‘willing buyer’ but ultimately the ‘willing buyer’ will pay back more than he/she should for the land.

  7. Land Reform has helped some • Blacks now own approximately 20% of land in South Africa, compared to 13% in 1994. • However, that’s clearly still far lower than it could and probably should be. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJGrQTczUCA

  8. Some have benefitted from Land Reform Watch the clip below about Gift Mafuleka’s experience and summarise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJGrQTczUCA

  9. Fort Hare Dairy Farm This partnership between farmers and black workers is a BEE initiative where ownership is shared between the white farmers who own 35% of the land and approximately 600 Black dairy farm workers. The University of Fort Hare provides research and scientific knowledge to the farm and the Land Bank has provided loans. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3ggI_21RP8 http://amadlelo.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=72

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