Overcoming apartheid's legacy: The ascendancy of neoliberalism in South Africa's anti-poverty strategy

Hybridity emergent: Geo-history, learning, and land restitution in South Africa

“…This is indeed the picture that seems to be taking shape in South Africa, which initially embraced the new market-led approach to land reform -at the advice of the World Bank (Van Zyl et al, 2000;Bond, 2000;Lahiff, 2001;Hall, 2003) -along with numerous other policies of a neoliberal slant (Bond, 2000;Cheru, 2001;Carmody, 2002;Peet, 2002;Miraftab, 2004;Smith, 2004). Embracing the market-led approach led to adoption of a willing-seller, willing-buyer approach to land acquisition, which protects the private property rights of landowners and commits the state to using the market to acquire land for delivery on its promises (Zimmerman, 2000;Lahiff, 2001;Kepe & Cousins, 2002).…”

“…In particular, I draw attention to the happenstance coming together of separate forces that have led to the Levubu solution. There is, first, the government's concern about exports, foreign currency earnings as well as its image in the eyes of investors and their watchdogs such as credit ratings agencies; in other words, there is the neoliberal context to consider, about which much has already been written (Bond, 2000;Cheru, 2001;Carmody, 2002;Peet, 2002;Miraftab, 2004;Smith, 2004). The government is concerned about its image, which is to be expected given the implications of exchange rate fluctuations for inflation and its ambitions for economic growth.…”

Is small beautiful? Understanding the contribution of small businesses in township tourism to economic development

“…Since the end of apartheid, the South African government has sought economic growthwhich is seen as a proxy for development -and to redistribute wealth. Although redistribution and equality were watchwords initially, since 1996 the country has followed a neoliberal course to create wealth and, it claims, to fight poverty (Cheru 2001, Peet 2002, Dierwechter 2006. This change in policy made small businesses a key asset for poverty alleviation, job creation and the enhancement of national economic growth.…”

An Overview of the Constitutional Right to Food under the South African Constitution

“…Apartheid policies that deliberately reserved skills training and employment for a racial minority have created major obstacles to accessing income productive assets for majority of black people (Cheru, 2001). The country has suffered at least three generations of deliberate racial under-developmental government policies (Liebenberg, 2001).…”