04.03.2009 - BBC
South Africa says it will take over any land allocated to black farmers which is not being used effectively under a land redistribution programme. The measure, which takes immediate effect, was announced by Agriculture Minister Lulu Xingwana, who warned farmers should "use it or lose it". She said confiscated land would go to emerging farmers and co-operatives. After apartheid, the government set a target to give 30% of all agricultural land to the black majority by
2014. About 95% of that land has been handed over but much of it has lain idle for years ... mehr
In dem Zusammenhang auch ein Beitrag aus dem GIGA Focus aus dem Jahre 2006
Südafrika: Enteignungen als neuer Weg in der Landreform?Gruß
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