South Africa marked a key change as President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the land law. This helps fix old wrongs from past times when others took land from black people.
The African National Congress made this big move. They want to give land back to the people who lost it long ago. The ANC leads many fights for freedom in Africa.
Some groups oppose this law. The Democratic Alliance and VF Plus say it will hurt business, and they want to keep things as they were.
Numbers tell a clear story. A 2017 report shows white people own most good land. They make up nine in every hundred people. Yet they have seven in ten bits of the best land.
Those who fight the law point to Zimbabwe's past moves to take back land. They say it failed. But others see this wrong. They say bank rules from far lands made Zimbabwe poor, not the land changes.
Some tell tales of white farmers who went to nearby lands. They say these farmers helped feed people there, yet those lands face hunger paths of their own.
The ANC's step could lead other African lands forward. They might take back what past rules took away. Groups in Africa must stand as one here.
Big banks from far away might push back hard. They did this to Zimbabwe in years past. But if African lands join hands, they can stay strong.
The land sits in African hands, these leaders say. Not with far banks. Not with past settlers. More African lands might soon walk this road.
The African National Congress made this big move. They want to give land back to the people who lost it long ago. The ANC leads many fights for freedom in Africa.
Some groups oppose this law. The Democratic Alliance and VF Plus say it will hurt business, and they want to keep things as they were.
Numbers tell a clear story. A 2017 report shows white people own most good land. They make up nine in every hundred people. Yet they have seven in ten bits of the best land.
Those who fight the law point to Zimbabwe's past moves to take back land. They say it failed. But others see this wrong. They say bank rules from far lands made Zimbabwe poor, not the land changes.
Some tell tales of white farmers who went to nearby lands. They say these farmers helped feed people there, yet those lands face hunger paths of their own.
The ANC's step could lead other African lands forward. They might take back what past rules took away. Groups in Africa must stand as one here.
Big banks from far away might push back hard. They did this to Zimbabwe in years past. But if African lands join hands, they can stay strong.
The land sits in African hands, these leaders say. Not with far banks. Not with past settlers. More African lands might soon walk this road.
