Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 34 - "Land Matters"

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The author of "Land matters : South Africa's Failed Land Reforms and the Road Ahead" says he tried to shine a floodlight on the 3 years before Jan van Riebeek set up a trading post in the Cape, to uncover the layered context behind our colonial past.

Tembeka Ngcukaitobi's book tackles the burning questions around our land crisis and its been nominated for this year's Sunday Times Literary awards - in partnership with Exclusive Books.

Hot1027's Jenny Crwys-Williams has more ...
27 Sep 2022 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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