Summary of key findings on the study on willing buyer, willing seller approach and sharpening land acquisition strategies.

This is a summit where farm workers, farm dwellers, leaders of government, the private sector, organized labour and civil society, led by the President, came together on 30 – 31 July 2010 in Western Cape to discuss the critical need to build good working relations and living conditions for vulnerable workers within the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries sectors. The discussions centered on the social determinants of health; working conditions; tenure security; and empowerment and training for vulnerable workers.

The report is the product of two reports already presented to the Minister in 2005 and 2006, as well as investigations done since those reports. It also incorporates the Panel’s response to the public and media comments on the interim report. It further incorporates elucidation of some aspects in response to the observations and directive of Cabinet following its initial consideration of the draft Report on 24 July 2007.

An analysis of the policy efforts, budgeting and enjoyment of the right to a healthy environment in South Africa.

South Africa’s Constitution places great emphasis on the inclusion of socio-economic rights, which among other things, seek to ensure that the fundamental needs of the people are meaningfully protected and advanced following generations of colonial and apartheid-era injustices and inequality. The realisation of these rights are necessary for the establishment of a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental rights.