land reform
noun
: measures designed to effect a more equitable distribution of agricultural land especially by governmental action
also
: the resulting redistribution
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The parties also are divided on education and land reform policies dealing with addressing inequalities created under apartheid, the system of segregation under white minority rule that ended in 1994.
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Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Starting around the turn of the 21st century, independent historians began to explore land reform, drawing on oral histories to challenge the party’s narrative.
—Ian Johnson, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
Tucker Carlson on South Africa On his own platform, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson turned his attention to South Africa, interviewing South African journalist Ernst Roets about land reform and racial tensions.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
At the center of this land reform controversy is the passage of last year's Expropriation Act, which repealed the apartheid-era Expropriation Act of 1975.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Starting around the turn of the 21st century, independent historians began to explore land reform, drawing on oral histories to challenge the party’s narrative.
—Ian Johnson, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
Tucker Carlson on South Africa On his own platform, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson turned his attention to South Africa, interviewing South African journalist Ernst Roets about land reform and racial tensions.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
At the center of this land reform controversy is the passage of last year's Expropriation Act, which repealed the apartheid-era Expropriation Act of 1975.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Land reform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20reform. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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