South Africa is confronted by heightened socio-economic and political instability. This was borne out of apartheid history of land conflicts, dispossessions, exploitations, expropriations and contestations. It further reinforced inequalities and a skewed land distribution that deny Africans of land ownership and use. Post-apartheid governments have been unsuccessfu...

South Africa is confronted by heightened socio-economic and political instability. This was borne out of apartheid history of land conflicts, dispossessions, exploitations, expropriations and contestations. It further reinforced inequalities and a skewed land distribution that deny Africans of land ownership and use. Post-apartheid governments have been unsuccessfu...

The formation of the New Partnership for African Development (NePAD) in 2001 at the African Union (AU) Summit in Lusaka, Zambia, marked the advent of what is regarded as a novel development strategy crafted by Africans for Africa. Rooted in former South African President Thabo Mbeki's call for an African renaissance, the initiative seeks to trigger the continent's ...