tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059647489728874201.post7149880776826717061..comments2023-10-18T08:43:52.041-07:00Comments on We travel not for trafficking alone: Rights Responsibilities and "Cultural Citizenship" in South African Land ReformFarzana Rasheedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618265965003942944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059647489728874201.post-12433030336605577112008-11-27T13:35:00.000-08:002008-11-27T13:35:00.000-08:00The heading of this quite interesting when you con...The heading of this quite interesting when you consider that people from various races, ethnic and cultural groups claim a South African identity.<BR/>...pity the lecture was so dry an boring which is in contradiction to the passions that land ownership, cultural heritage and cititzenship evokes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059647489728874201.post-40954422138209797452008-11-27T11:47:00.000-08:002008-11-27T11:47:00.000-08:00Maybe I didn't take good notes. I was also puzzled...Maybe I didn't take good notes. I was also puzzled - reforms would have only started in 1994. Yes, I understand it is a highly contentious issue. The talk itself was highly boring and I didn't really learn anything, only very dispassionate way of looking at the whole thing.Farzana Rasheedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618265965003942944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059647489728874201.post-26633089239644404372008-11-26T12:55:00.000-08:002008-11-26T12:55:00.000-08:00Please ingore the previous comment...I think the l...Please ingore the previous comment...<BR/><BR/>I think the land reform only started in 1994 not 1984 as you have it.<BR/>Land restitution is a highly contentious issue in South Africa where a small minority still own about 80% of the arable land. Add to this the forced removals of whole communities during Apartheid and you have a serious problem.<BR/>The present land restitution is based on the willing buyer, willing seller principle where the state buys land back on behalf of land claimants. This is a very slow and cumbersome process and all presidential targets have already been missed. This needs to get sorted soon to avoid violence by claimants running out of patience!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371129844187440695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059647489728874201.post-36226023560718773552008-11-26T12:51:00.000-08:002008-11-26T12:51:00.000-08:00I think the land reform only started in 1994 not 1...I think the land reform only started in 1994 not 1984 as you have it<BR/>Land restitution is a highly contentious issue in South Africa where a small majority still own about 80% of the arable land. Add to this the forced removals of whole communities during Apartheid and you a serious problem.<BR/>The present land restitution is based on the willing buyer, willing seller principle where the state buys land back on behalf of land claimants. This is a very slow and cumbersome process and all presidential targets have already been missed. This needs to get sorted soon to avoid violence by claimants running out of patience!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371129844187440695noreply@blogger.com