South Africa: The Great Land Grab Cover-up
The great land grab cover- up: how the government is helping chiefs and mining companies to steal your land You’re sitting at home, minding your own business, reading the news on your phone. If you are
Published : 05 February 2018
Pakistan: Empowering Sindh’s Landless Farmers
$5m project aims to empower Sindh’s landless farmers An internationally funded project was launched in Sindh last week in an attempt to improve land tenancy for landless farmers. Landless farmers (or haris) in the province usually have
Published : 05 February 2018
Germany: Coalition Talks Focus on Housing Crisis
German coalition talks to continue on Monday and focus on health and labor More than four months after a national election, Europe’s largest economy and pre-eminent power-broker is in political paralysis, causing concern among investors and
Published : 04 February 2018
Tanzania: Gov`t Seeks to Demolish 1,200 Homes
Advice given by World Bank to government officials against demolishing over 1,200 houses between Ubungo and Kimara suburbs of Dar es Salaam to pave way for a six-lane highway has saved them from losing their
Published : 02 February 2018
USA: Trump`s Utah Land Grab Begins
Trump`s ”Gold Rush” style land grab in Utah begins today The Trump regime`s decision to withdraw federal protections from millions of acres of public land in Utah last year will kick off a Wild West-era
Published : 02 February 2018
England: Locals` Concern over Home Demolition
Genesis Housing Association is considering the future of Alexandra Court in Southend, which could see it torn down and a new block built in its place with double the number of flats. One woman spoke of
Published : 27 January 2018
South Africa Shouldn’t Copy Mugabe’s Land Reform
Of the many grievances from South Africa’s decades of white rule, the theft of land still smarts more than most. The “Natives Land Act” of 1913 set aside 90% of the country for whites, who
Published : 25 January 2018
China’s OBOR Project Dispossesses, Displaces Tibetans
China’s Belt and Road Initiative will result in important strategic consequence for the countries of South Asia, writes David Brewster. But its impact on China itself should not be ignored. In geopolitical terms, South Asia has
Published : 24 January 2018
India: Landless Farmers to Access Land
Landless cultivators to be farmers too! Change of definition to extend assorted benefits to 14 cr currently excluded Change of definition to extend assorted benefits to 14 crore currently excluded. Over 14 crore (140 million) households who
Published : 24 January 2018
