S.Africa Sticks to Target on Black Land Ownership

As we know there are many problems in Africa. Mostly what we hear about is the problems that Africa is facing. We don't always hear about positive developments in the country. I thought this was an article that showed that there are some governments in Africa that appear to be trying to help its people. 

When the apartheid ended in 1994 the governement said that by 2014 it was going to have given 30 percent of all agricultural land to the black moajority. The government has not yet reached this goal. Actually, it is very far from this goal but it is still working towards getting as close to the 30 percent as it can. It is currently at 4 percent but looking for ways t increase this number. I thought the director general in the department of land affairs made a good point when he said, "The plan may have been ambitious, but if we had no plan at all then there (would have been) no change." He makes a very good point. It is better to aim high then not to aim at all. 

The government tried but failed to pass an expropriation bill that would allow it to forcibly take land from farmers since the current way does not seem to be working. This bill was shelved but may come back up after the next election. Opposition groups protested the bill saying that it was unconstitutional. 

I think it is good that the government is trying to find a way to help the people who were negatively affected by the apartheid. The black majority has the right to have part of the agricultural land. This article shows that the government is looking to help its people. How do you think the government should go about getting them the land? Do you think that this plan will work? They probably won't make 30 percent but doed that matter? Wouldn't any percent be better than none? What are your thoughts?