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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.

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.

Apart from job creation, the issues of poverty, crime and corruption were also spontaneously mentioned by more than half of adult South Africans. Infrastructure development and education are on the list of about four in every ten South Africans, while the issues of healthcare and HIV and AIDS are mentioned by about three in every ten. Almost a fifth mentioned landlessness and land claims and a tenth the brain drain – the process by which the country loses many skilled people. However, these last two issues are not on the list when South Africans are asked to choose only one most important issue from the list.

In the next table the results are given in more detail – showing priorities of different age groups and the supporters of different political parties. The opinions of people who are working either full-time or part-time or are unemployed are also shown.

By contrast 47% of survey respondents list unemployment as biggest such issue, 11% say poverty

Ipsos Poll: The “People’s Agenda” puts Job Creation as priority

The issue of “Unemployment/job creation/too few jobs” is seen as an absolute priority for almost 9 out of every ten South African adults (87%) when asked: “What are the most important issues or problems facing this country that the NEW government, elected in 2014, should address?”[1]

Alle provinsies trek hieruit voordeel, nie net Wes-Kaap

Deur Francois Williams Woensdag 04 Februarie 2015 07:30

Rico Basson, hoof van Vinpro.

’n Studie wat wys hoeveel die Suid-Afrikaanse wynbedryf tot werkskepping bydra en tot 1,2% van die ekonomie beslaan, kan as argument gebruik word om meer steun van die regering te kry.

Rico Basson, hoof van die wynbedryfdiensorganisasie Vinpro, sê die bedryf het in 2013 danksy wynuitvoer tot R8,5 miljard se buitelandse valuta die land ingebring.

Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has announced an upward adjustment to the minimum wage of farmworkers with effect from 1 March 2015.

Johannesburg – The African National Congress is putting emphasis on the need to speed up land redistribution amid increasing pressure from opposition players such as the EFF and Numsa.

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe on Wednesday said the ruling party was calling for a cap on land ownership in the country.

The Labour Relations Act, No 66 of 1995, the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, No 75 of 1997 and the Employment Equity Act, No 55 of 1998 form the statutory backbone and parameters of employment law in South Africa. These statutes govern the employment relationship between parties and also outline the procedure for resolving employment disputes between parties. Legislation during 2013 and at the beginning of 2014 made material amendments to these statutes and introduced a new statute called the Employment Services Act. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of some of the important changes in terms of the amendments to these statutes and is not therefore an exhaustive account of all the amendments.

Welkom terug aan diegene wat gelukkig genoeg was om met verlof te kon gaan, maar aan almal ‘n baie voorspoedige 2015!

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“It would be extremely short sighted if not inhumane not to acknowledge the desperate situation many fellow South Africans find themselves in”, says Johannes Möller president of Agri SA. We most certainly cannot as individuals and as a country turn a blind eye on absolute poverty and worse even people not having enough to eat he added.

‘n Voorstel dat boere 20% van hul plase aan hul plaaswerkers oorhandig, het vandeesweek uit ‘n vergadering tussen Suid-Afrika se top- kommersiële boere op Stellenbosch gespruit.