Lisbon Estates, the Lowveld’s largest and most productive citrus farms, lies derelict, dying and stripped of any item of value.
The 1400-hectare farm which was famous for its oranges, lemons, and mangoes, resembles a war zone.
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Nhlangwini Trust Land Claimants Make 600 People Unemployed. A Once Proud Citrus Estate, Now In Shambles – Lisbon Estates, Lowveld
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‘All Hell Will Break Loose’ Warns Zulu King Over Land Issue
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The KwaZulu-Natal Amakhosi say that if government repeals the Ingonyama Act of 1994, what is left of the Zulu nation will be taken away. A high-level parliamentary panel has concluded that the act must be repealed or amended because its implementation has infringed on the individual land rights of beneficiaries. The act, which was born..
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South African president-in-waiting wants to ‘confiscate white farms without compensation’
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The newly elected leader of South Africa’s ruling ANC (African National Congress), Cyril Ramaphosa, has come out strongly in favour of a Zimbabwe-style land grab in the country, promising to confiscate white-owned farms without compensation. In recent speeches Ramaphosa has also vowed to change the country’s constitution, which nominally guarantees private property rights, with the..
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South Africans are trying to decode Ramaphosa (and getting it wrong)
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During the Cold War, a new profession emerged – “Kremlinologists”, a hodge-podge of academics, journalists, other scoundrels, and commentators, who would study every minute detail of the behaviour of Soviet Union leaders when they were in public. They examined who stood next to whom, whose chair was closer or further away from the leader, who..
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Warning Of War Follows Violent Clashes On Farms
Ramaphosa: Taking land will turn SA into the Garden of Eden
ANC’s plan to steal property places South Africa on Zimbabwean road
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The civil rights watchdog AfriForum says that the ANC’s decision to amend South Africa’s Constitution to allow expropriation without compensation boils down to a decision to commit theft and to place the country on the same road of destruction that Zimbabwe followed in its violation of property rights. According to Kallie Kriel, CEO of AfriForum,..
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Land Expropriation: AfriForum Won’t Sit Back At Zimbabwe-Like “Theft” And DA Will Defend Constitution
ANC’s Land Plans Economic Suicide, Warns Agri SA
Nasrec 68 turn election on its head
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With the “Nasrec 68” seemingly holding the fate of the ANC secretary general post in their hands, newly elected ANC deputy president David Mabuza sprung a surprise when he reportedly came out in support of former KwaZulu-Natal premier Senzo Mchunu. The Mail & Guardian has learnt that during the ANC national conference steering committee meeting..
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‘Our Forebearers Said It, We Must Implement It’ – Dlamini-Zuma On Land
Severe Weather Won’t Stop Khoisan Trio From Meeting Zuma
Don’t Give Zimbabwe Land Back To Colonial Settlers, EFF Tels Mnangagwa
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Phosa: Up to 90% of land reforms are unsuccessful
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According to ANC presidential hopeful and businessman Mathews Phosa‚ up to 90% of land reform projects are unsuccessful. He said some internal conflict and a lack of skills are some of the factors that have contributed to this. “You give me land. I have no skills. I have no capital. I only have an emotional..
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