Alliance for Rural Democracy PLAAS Phuhlisani NPC AFRA @LRC_SouthAfrica Tshintsha Amakhaya (TA) Representative from NW: We need our traditional leaders to be held accountable. Promotion of transparent books and involvement of communities in development decisions should be prioritised. We will resist development if we are not consulted. #ARDNationalConsultation

An important and historic two-day meeting of land activists and rural and urban community members from across all provinces with Alliance for Rural Democracy. Press conference Mon 5pm at Cape Town Lodge Hotel. Will engage & expand the #LandExpropriationWithoutCompensation debate. Come, media!

Dingleton residents celebrate Friday’s win in the High Court Kimberly. Kumba Iron Ore’s application to evict them from their homes dismissed with costs. Great work team.

No, you are quite wrong Michelle. Just and equitable compensation might be very low if the present owners or their descendants acquired the land through a forced removal of black owners, and benefitted from massive subsidies. It might even be zero ie EWC.

But there only a tiny handful of white farmers in these countries - very different in South Africa. I'm afraid the stolen land narrative is basically correct

No research, so impossible to say. Expropriation has to be done on a case by case basis, and perhaps over time some kind of picture will emerge

People from urban and rural communities are making a powerful statement about the abject failure of land reform to date. Will the politicians listen to the voices of ordinary citizens?

Panelists are agreed that Section 25 is very clear and the ANC government has failed to implement it. People want land now and not tomorrow. Why wait for the amendment of Section 25? It hasn't been tested. Outstanding claims need to be finalised as a matter of urgency.

Preparing for the People’s Land March on the National Assembly

New flyer for Science&CocktailsJHB next week 18/9 The Orbit Jazz Club: @bencousins (PLAAS): The land issue in South Africa: Complexity versus policy. Followed by smoky crafted cocktails and and a live performance by @MotswediModiba scienceandcocktails.org/jozi/2018/Land… facebook.com/events/2834318…

Nelson Mandela Bay's Mayor Mongameli Bobani tells Michelle Craig the rain was waiting for him and his council to take over before it came down.. they will now push to restore dam levels. Politricks ne.

The in-depth knowledge of their own situations and challenges, plus the decency and common sense of ordinary citizens in relation to the land issue, are clearly evident in this memorandum. If only the politicians would listen to their voices..... #LandReform

Corrected facts about land. 1.Foreign owned land is 2% - 3%. 2. South African Government owned land about 14% (not necessarily available for redistribution). 3. Govt has spent less than 0.4% on land reform and no more than 0.1% on land redistribution. 4. Govt has never tested S25 (8).

#REFA was a great success. The #InstituteforEconomicJustice will continue to support this important movement. The #Refa students clearly set out five important objectives in their declaration👇 Organise Promote pluralism Challenge the curriculum Democratise & Decolonise economics

I think Andries is happy to have people disagree with each other. We often do, ourselves. But he would like intelligent discussion and debate. There are several calls for Ruth and I to answer questions on stolen land. Will do, in time, but very busy just now.

On Thu, the report on the Mandela Initiative process & findings will be launched at our monthly seminar - looking forward to seeing our partners there ow.ly/i05s50jcmJR PLAAS Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU) Children's Institute, University of Cape Town African Centre for Cities Southern Centre for Inequality Studies Haroon Bhorat @bencousins Mandela Initiative

MUST READ: Prof Ben Cousins on rural job creation: Small-scale farmers should be the key beneficiaries of rural #LandReform. cc @bencousins Ruth Hall TA Info Service Alliance for Rural Democracy AFRA UWC Food Security SA

Wandile, your blog says very little about land reform, its scale and the farming systems it could support. Surely these should be at the centre of debate at the jobs summit? How do you respond to my critique of mainstream agric economics in my article in yesterday's Bus Day?

#JobsSummit