Research shows that market-based land reform in South Africa since 1994 has often benefited white farmers and preserved inequality instead of reducing it.
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Incomplete and inaccurate official data provides fertile ground for radical statements.
The South African government must act on the ineffective and politics-ridden system of land leases and ensure that beneficiaries are getting secure land rights.
The Land Bank played a crucial role in the growth and development of South African agriculture. It can do the same for upcoming black farmers, but its business and funding model must be changed.
Based on official statistics, we conclude that the country has made more progress towards land reform than is generally suggested.
The US president’s comments about South Africa’s land reform stem from his view that whites are under attack from blacks.
The unresolved compensation of Zimbabwe’s evicted white farmers needs to be settled quickly, as it stands in the way of economic recovery.
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Director of the Bureau for Economic Research, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Lecturer in the School of International Relations, University of St Andrews