Por Abahlali baseMjondolo*
Tradução: Ítalo Piva
No capitalismo racial imposto pelo colonialismo, os detentores do poder monopolizaram seu controle sobre a terra
Havia um grave problema de fome na África do Sul antes do isolamento da covid-19, resultado da longa história de despossessão colonial,…
The Parliament of South Africa has agreed to amend the Constitution of the country in order to make it explicit that it is possible to expropriate land without paying compensation in order to further land reforms. The supporters of this move - the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and the…
Next week the Conference on Land Policy in Africa - Winning the Fight against Corruption in the Land Sector: Sustainable Pathway for Africa’s Transformation, will take place in Abidjan. The African Union recognises that corruption is a key factor hampering efforts at promoting governance, socio-…
Our sugar is made from sugarcane. And sugarcane is not planted in trees or in the air, it’s planted in the ground, in the soil, on land. It’s the bedrock of our investment.
—Illovo Land Champion
As the above quote illustrates, land has always been an essential element of business for Illovo Sugar…
Por Vijay Prashad*
Quando o falecido artista sul-africano Tito Zungu quis retratar o mundo do trabalhador migrante, ele escolheu um envelope. Era por meio de cartas esporádicas que o migrante poderia ficar em contato com a família – cartas ditadas a escritores profissionais de um lugar eram lidas…
Date: 28 août 2018
Source: RFI
Par: Aabla Jounaïdi
Le débat sur la réforme agraire en Afrique du sud déchaîne les passions dans la nation arc-en-ciel et même au-delà puisque la Maison Blanche a aussi mis son grain de sel, via un tweet incendiaire de Donald Trump. Le gouvernement de Cyril…
Disabled people have been increasingly recognised as the most marginalised group in any society. This group faces various structural, political and systemic barriers hindering their access, participation and contribution in the economy. Positioned in the margins, ignored and left behind, they…
The failure to secure the property rights of rural communities shows a clear policy gap between citizens and rights to land as per the Constitution and the attitude and practices of the state, traditional leaders, white farmers and mining companies in relation to such rights.
Absent from the…
Date: 4 juin 2018
Source: Afrikipresse
Par: Eustace Davie
En 1991, le gouvernement de l'apartheid reconnaissait sa violation la plus grave des droits de l'homme : le refus de la propriété des terres aux Sud-Africains noirs. Comment ? Le gouvernement adopta la loi sur la mise à niveau des…