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DEMAND SPURS RERUN OF LABOUR REFORM ROADSHOWS
THE Department of Labour and the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) will rerun a series of roadshows explaining the raft of recent changes to South Africa’s labour legislation in response to high demand, the department said on Thursday.
Read MoreLAND REFORM: GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTING TO FORCE THROUGH CONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATION
Statement issued by Thomas Walters MP, DA Shadow Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, March 23 2015:
I will today write to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform, Phumuzile Ngwenya-Mabila, requesting her to summon the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Gugile Nkwinti, to commit to a date by when he will table the Land Holdings Bill to Parliament.
Read MoreTHE FIGHT USING THE LIGHT FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS
Speech by Ben Freeth to the Guide on Land Grabs in South Africa, AfriForum Conference, Pretoria, March 18 2015
I have been given a daunting task today. I was asked to talk to you about how to protect your property in the face of Zimbabwe-style land reform and land grabs. As a victim of Zimbabwe-style land reform – which involves the systematic and violent theft of thousands of homes and farms without a cent of compensation and as such constitutes a crime against humanity- and with this crime still continuing after 15 years, this is a complex task. It carries with it a lot of responsibility.
Read MoreSOME VERY STRANGE REPORTING FROM THE CAPE TIMES – HELEN ZILLE
The DA leader writes on the newspaper’s recent report on “Baby Thomas” and the “dop system” in the Wellington area
We cannot be sidetracked in the fight against Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
Helen Zille – 15 March 2015
It is unforgivable that the most common cause of mental disability in the world is 100% preventable.
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is caused by mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy. On this spectrum, the most extreme form is known as Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Alcohol crosses the placental barrier during pregnancy and causes severe mental and physical stunting in the foetus, affecting growth, weight, head size, facial features, brain and organ development. This damage is completely irreversible.
Read MoreYOUTH DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
PYDA (The Pinotage Youth Development Academy) based in Stellenbosch, develops the capacity of young disadvantaged South Africans to prepare them for employment within the wine industry and related sectors, such as hospitality and tourism.
Read MoreBRUG TUSSEN BOERE, ANC
Voedselsekerheid en grondherverdeling is ononderhandelbare aspekte van die transformasie van die landbou. Roelf Meyer skryf die regering beskou kommersiële boere as ’n strategiese vennoot.
Die onlangse “grond-imbizo” wat op 26 Februarie by die Gordon Institute for Business Science (Gibs) gehou is, is die derde van sy soort sedert Junie 2012 en het ’n belangrike gespreksmeganisme verskaf vir rolspelers in die landbou om in openhartige dialoog met die regerende party se leierskorps oor landbou en grondhervormingsakete tree.
Read MoreGwede Mantashe waarsku landbou: “Moenie ANC in die tande skop”
? Agri SA ontsteld ná hy hulle leviete voorlees oor grond
Deur Leanne George Vrydag 27 Februarie 2015 03:00
Japie Grobler, voorsitter van die Landbou-eenheidsforum (Asuf), kry Gwede Mantashe, sekretaris-generaal van die ANC, Donderdag aan sy baadjie beet tydens die derde grond-imbizo in Illovo. Johannesburg. (Foto: Denzil Maregele)
Die vertrouensbreuk tussen die regering en boere het Donderdag op die derde imbizo oor grondhervorming verdiep toe Gwede Mantashe, sekretaris-generaal van die ANC, ’n waarskuwing gerig het aan diegene wat “nie met die ANC in gesprek wil tree nie”.
Read MoreBudget in a nutshell
Cape Town – Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s first full National Budget tabled on Wednesday afternoon in parliament was a tough one, in that income tax has been raised for those who earn more than R181 900 per year.
The biggest shock, and where the government aims to get the most extra money from, was the hike of 30.5 cents per litre in the fuel levy and 50c/litre in the levy for the Road Accident Fund. Nene took the gap given to him by the fall in international oil prices and pushed up fuel prices.
Read MoreState to move fast on Land Bill – MINISTER
Cape Town – The regulation of land holdings bill should be processed by parliament and signed into law this year which will place a maximum ceiling on agricultural land holdings for both legal and natural persons, Minister of Rural Development and Land Affairs Gugile Nkwinti said at a briefing at parliament on Tuesday.
Read MoreThis is how Govt’s new land policies will work – BHEKI CELE
Deputy minister says ceiling of 12 000 hectares does not mean that 12 000 hectares of land will be precured for each Land Reform applicant.
The year 2015, marks 60 years of the Freedom Charter, a historical moment in which all South Africans, from all walks of life expressed their ideas and dreams of a liberated South Africa. The President has spoken at length on the importance of understanding the Freedom Charter and the progressive implementation thereof.
Besides our Constitution, the National Development Plan (NDP) too builds on the aspirations of the Freedom Charter. Today we still aspire to achieving much of what stands in the Freedom Charter, more especially in creating a country where The Land Shall be Shared Among Those Who Work it.
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