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In this paper AFRA Director, Laurel Oettle provides a perspective from South Africa on what the impacts of COVID-19 and the lockdown that accompanied have exposed about our food system. This includes the contribution of small-scale (or family) farmers, how rapidly hunger can rise, and what could be changed to bring citizens back from the […]
Women farm dwellers are heavily engaged in domestic chores including collecting water and firewood, processing and preparing food, travelling and care-giving. This domestic workload often leads to “time poverty” which is the main reason why women are marginalised in farm economies and why young women migrate to urban areas in search for a better life. […]
This case study seeks to illustrate that women – especially poor, farm dweller women – are invisible, often marginalised, and their voices are missing in land discussions. Furthermore, it documents the establishment of Qina Mbokodo, a group of women living on farms in the uMgungundlovu District, and how they are strengthening the voice of women […]
By Magnificent Mndebele Residents of a farm in Mpumalanga say they endure unbearable working conditions and routine abuse from the farmer, despite having lived on the land for decades. A farm in ward 15 of the Msukaligwa Local Municipality in Mpumalanga stretches for thousands of hectares. The farmer has diverse interests, but specialises in forestry, […]
This morning, the Land Claims Court approved the implementation plan prepared by the SPECIAL MASTER FOR LABOUR TENANTS for the resolution of outstanding labour tenants land claims. In his judgment Judge Meer said: “I am happy to approve the plan so that the work can begin.” The Land Claims Court ordered in 2016 that the […]
CASE NO: LCC107/2013 MWELASE & OTHERS v DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT & OTHERS This Thursday, 3 September, in a virtual hearing the Land Claims Court will consider an implementation plan prepared by the SPECIAL MASTER OF LABOUR TENANTS in collaboration with the National Department of Agriculture, Land Reform […]
THE lockdown has had shocking consequences for the poor. Though important to contain the spread of the Covid-19, it has significantly reduced women’s economic activities, increasing poverty and food insecurity. According to the United Nations report on the impact of Covid-19 on women, the majority of women’s employment is in the informal economy. To earn […]
MSUNDUZI Municipality and two other municipalities have to start prioritising the rights of farm occupiers and labour tenants. A court order to this effect was granted in June last year. However, Msunduzi applied for leave to appeal the order and because of this it was frozen. The order was also granted against the uMgungundlovu District […]
Farm dwellers – that is, people who live on commercial farms owned by someone other than themselves – are a heterogeneous social group whose socio-economic rights, including those to land, continue to be violated and neglected. Little progress has been made in realising the constitutional rights farm dwellers have to housing, water, sanitation and security […]