By Peter Setou 25 February 2026: Land Reform – For too long, South Africa’s private sector has viewed land reform as either a government problem or a political risk best avoided. Scepticism, uncertainty and fear of reputational exposure have meant that only a handful of companies have meaningfully raised their hands to support land reform ...

South Africa’s parliamentary Portfolio Committees on Agriculture and on Land Reform and Rural Development have engaged the newly separated departments to assess progress following the restructuring of the former Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD). The split, which arose from the National Macro-Organisation of Government process after the 2024 elections, formally took ...

By Peter Setou 25 November 2025 – Land Reform: It has been widely argued that bureaucratic red tape, malfeasance, resourcing challenges, poor planning and a lack of political will have prevented many land reform beneficiary communities from turning their newly acquired assets into sustainable livelihoods or into a buffer against deepening poverty. Since 1994, South ...