President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed an inter-ministerial committee (IMC) on land reform‚ to be chaired by Deputy President David Mabuza. The committee is tasked with co-ordinating and implementing measures to accelerate the redistribution of land‚ the extension of security of tenure‚ the provision of agricultural support and the redress of spatial inequality within a broad and comprehensive land redistribution and agricultural development programme. Ramaphosa said the appointment of the committee is in line with his commitment‚ made earlier this year during his state of the nation address‚ to accelerate land redistribution. The goal is not only to redress historical injustice‚ but also to bring more producers into the agricultural sector and to make more land available for cultivation so as to boost security‚ rural development‚ poverty reduction, and strengthen the economy. The committee comprises the following ministers:
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