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Forecast: EFF leader Julius Malema says there will be no outright winner in any of the metros, except in Cape Town, opening the way for no party to win decisively in the national elections either. Photo: EFF

Where to from now for Malema after guilty verdict

EFF leader Julius Malema faces a major setback in his presidential ambitions after he was convicted on firearm charges, threatening his political future

AfriForum CEO, Kallie Kriel. Photo: @kalliekriel

MK party’s treason case against AfriForum ‘legally unfounded’

Lobbying does not come near the definition of treason, according to legal analysts

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe.(Rodger Bosch/AFP)

No minerals for the US if aid is cut, Gwede Mantashe threatens

The mineral and petroleum resources minister also told the mining indaba that the African continent must take charge of its mineral wealth

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The Expropriation Act could conflict with international treaty obligations

South Africa has investment agreements with the China, the US and the EU, most of which require full compensation at market value if property is expropriated

Economic Freedom Fighters leader, Julius Malema. (Photo by Philip Maeta/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Fitch raises red flags over ANC coalition with MK party, EFF

Earlier this year, the ratings agency warned that a significant increase in the government’s debt-to-GDP ratio could knock its credit rating

(John McCann/M&G)

South African media, nationalisation and the spectre of investor confidence

Commercial media reproduces the views of the dominant class and has been unable to unpack the underlying failures of capitalism

A unique province: Former president Jacob Zuma may hold sway with the leader of the IFP, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, and the presumptive Zulu monarch, Kind Misuzulu, in talks of possible ANC-IFP coalitions

KZN coalition talks may rope in Jacob Zuma for ANC

The Economic Freedom Fighters are said to have made an attempt to convince Herman Mashaba to consider an ANC alliance in Gauteng

A member of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) (C) gestures during a confrontation with farmers in Senekal, South Africa, on October 16, 2020, ahead of the appearance of suspects in the Senekal Magistrates Court for the murder case of 22-year-old farm manager Brendin Horner. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)
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Does the Expropriation Bill muddy the land question even further?

Land ownership and its equitable distribution has floundered. Changes to a section of the constitution and the expropriation act are now before parliament, but do they offer any…

The Zambian government promotes large-scale agricultural investments to diversify its economy and reduce rural poverty.

After seven years, displaced Zambian villagers might get land

A high court ruling in Zambia could mean redistributed land and compensation for communities who were evicted for commercial farming

Although both manifestos begin with an endorsement for an amendment to Section 25 of the Constitution, the solutions they propose are starkly different. (Paul Botes/M&G)

The land wars of 2019: Analysing the EFF and ANC manifestos

The ANC proposes to continue working with large agricultural businesses, an approach that has to date marginalised small-scale farmers

The party — founded in 2013 after the expulsion of Malema and others from the ANC — has acted as a kingmaker in municipalities around the country. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

EFF manifesto calls for scrapping of the tender system to eliminate corruption

The manifesto incorporates the party’s seven cardinal pillars — including land redistribution without compensation

Tightrope walker: Cyril Ramaphosa won by a narrow margin at the ANC national conference at Nasrec, Johannesburg in December 2017, and still faces opposition from inside his own party.(Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Watershed political wars lie ahead

South Africans can expect another exciting year: elections, land reform without compensation, Zondo inquiry revelations and court cases

Wind of change: The land issue raised people’s emotions. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

The land: SA’s unifying and divisive issue

The land hearings of 2018 were fraught, emotive discussions of a matter of national importance

The strike fund reserves are now depleted, however it is alleged that not all the Samwu branches and members have received their pre-approved payouts. (David Harrison/M&G)

Land expropriation decision an EFF victory, but what about the landless?

The EFF needs to work with the ANC to get the two-thirds majority required to amend section 25 of the Constitution

Researchers say that expropriation of land without compensation could have devastating effects on the economy. (Gustav Butlex)

Land: ‘Financial suicide’

Researchers warn that expropriation without compensation may cost 2.28-million jobs and cut GDP by R454.8-billion

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an “extraordinary coronavirus budget” on Tuesday. (Reuters)

Land provision critical to addressing inequality — Ramaphosa

The president was clear about accelerating the provision of land to the poor and marginalised

King Goodwill ascended to the throne in 1968, after the death of his father, King Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon.

Zwelithini asks AfriForum for help to fight land expropriation

The Zulu king has come out in opposition of land expropriation without compensation and says anyone who wants his vote in 2019 must kneel

In a leaked document, Thabo Mbeki has called on ANC leaders to conduct an internal review to have the organisation reflect on a number of questions including what those who are “land-hungry” want to use land for. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Mbeki questions ANC’s motive for expropriation without compensation

The comments were made in a leaked 30-page memorandum intended for internal use by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation

The ANC has welcomed Smith’s decision to subject himself to an investigation by Parliament’s ethics committee. (Lulama Zenzile/Beeld/Gallo)

Anti land expropriation groups targeting Vincent Smith — ANC caucus

Smith has stepped down from all parliamentary committees, including those hearing submissions on land reform

Nomgcobo Jiba (above) and Lawrence Mrwebi were fired by the president following an inquiry outcome. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

​Elders cry over land court setback

A Land Claims Court decision reversed on appeal has devastated weary labour tenant applicants