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    Agrarian question in South Africa: an evaluation study of the land redistribution for agricultural development (LRAD) programme in selected areas of the Buffalo City
    (University of Fort Hare, 2010) Gebeza,Mahlubandile
    This study is based on the view that the 'agrarian question of the dispossessed' is not yet resolved in South Africa. Since the early '90s, the South African government embarked on a land reform programme that was meant to contribute towards the creation of a better life for the historically dispossessed individuals. Land was given to land reform beneficiaries as grants. However, according to suggestions made by non-governmental organizations, community-based groups and the media, the land reform programme has generally not had any impact and that farms/projects assisted have either collapsed or are not functioning to the levels expected. This is the main reason why the study is conducted: to examine factors that explain why the agrarian question is not yet resolved in South Africa. The purpose is to bring -about -corrective measures which would result in stopping the wastage of funds that could be better utilized elsewhere.