Poor black South Africans are ready for real land reform, but who will benefit?

Boaventura Monjane — 2018-03-23T07:36:23Z

The South African parliament has voted for a motion to amend the constitution that will allow the government to expropriate private land without compensation. However, a true resolution of the land question must be in accordance with the needs of those who work and live off the land. This means the destruction of all existing tribal and feudal relations in the rural areas and the nationalisation of the land.

- IV518 - March 2018 / South Africa, Farmers/peasants/land

A dictatorship of no alternatives, or an alternative to the dictators?

Boaventura Monjane — 2015-01-30T05:56:57Z

The victory of Felipe Nyusi and the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo) in the October 15 presidential and parliamentary elections pours cold water on the hopes of many who were convinced that 2014 would bring political change to Mozambique. Instead, Frelimo will maintain its stranglehold on political power for another five years, with an absolute majority in parliament. Accredited observers, independent reports and the media documented numerous breakdowns of transparency and fairness in the recent electoral process.

- IV480 - January 2015 / Mozambique

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Poor black South Africans are ready for real land reform, but who will benefit?

A dictatorship of no alternatives, or an alternative to the dictators?