SOUTH AFRICA’S LAND ACT ADDRESSES RACIAL DISPARITIES
The South African government remains resolute after the Trump administration threatened to cut funding over a new land reform act to address racial disparities in land ownership. Despite three decades since apartheid, most farmland is still owned by white people. The government faces pressure to implement reforms, though critics argue they should proceed cautiously.
For more perspective on the Land Land Reform Act, VOA’s Paul Ndiho spoke with Ricky Mukonza, a political analyst and professor at Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa.