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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

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

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Contested Expropriation Bill closer to becoming law, but don’t hold your breath

20 Mar 2024

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More than 2 million benefit from land reform programme

14 Mar 2024

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Transforming informal settlements with modern drainage solutions

Olebogeng Manhe 5 Mar 2024

Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu has launched a landmark policy aimed at improving the delivery of water and sanitation services on privately-owned land. Image:

Policy to improve water, sanitation services on privately-owned land

4 Mar 2024

Clarens leads Sandton as SA's first 'smart town' with innovative electricity management programme

Katja Hamilton 29 Feb 2024

Land reform: Overcoming challenges and creating opportunities for rural economies

Land reform: Overcoming challenges and creating opportunities for rural economies

21 Feb 2024

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

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

27 Dec 2023

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Organised crime plagues SA construction industry

31 Oct 2023

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Skills make the difference: Rethinking land reform

9 Oct 2023

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One less obstacle for Bishopscourt land claimants

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SA REIT sector champions women's empowerment with steadfast progress

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

3 Apr 2024

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

Peter Setou 27 Mar 2024

Source: WikiCommons. The common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat children.

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

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

Contested Expropriation Bill closer to becoming law, but don’t hold your breath

20 Mar 2024

Image source: Henlynn from

More than 2 million benefit from land reform programme

14 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Olebogeng Manhe, chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC).

Transforming informal settlements with modern drainage solutions

Olebogeng Manhe 5 Mar 2024

Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu has launched a landmark policy aimed at improving the delivery of water and sanitation services on privately-owned land. Image:

Policy to improve water, sanitation services on privately-owned land

4 Mar 2024

Clarens leads Sandton as SA's first 'smart town' with innovative electricity management programme

Katja Hamilton 29 Feb 2024

Land reform: Overcoming challenges and creating opportunities for rural economies

Land reform: Overcoming challenges and creating opportunities for rural economies

21 Feb 2024

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

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

27 Dec 2023

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Organised crime plagues SA construction industry

31 Oct 2023

Source: Sandro Mattei via

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.

One less obstacle for Bishopscourt land claimants

Matthew Hirsch 2 Oct 2023

SA REIT sector champions women's empowerment with steadfast progress

SA REIT sector champions women's empowerment with steadfast progress

Joanne Solomon 11 Aug 2023

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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

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Peter Setou 22 Nov 2022

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

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Partnerships, commitment key to driving successful land reform

Partnerships, commitment key to driving successful land reform

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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

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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

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