Setou was speaking to the OFM Business Hour on the back of that 30-day extension request for from the land expropriation committee regarding the contentious bill.

Setou says the Covid-19 pandemic has shown that collaboration can lead to meaningful change, “it cannot be left to government alone” he stresses. According to the Vumelana Advisory Fund CEO, land reform in the country is held back by lack of post settlement support for beneficiaries; lack of access to skills and finances; lack of capacity to implement land reform programmes, which is compounded by poor coordination by departments that are meant to support beneficiaries; as well as poor monitoring and evaluation of programmes.

Setou believes that beneficiaries who do not have sufficient finances or skills can be partnered up with individuals/farmers who do have the requisite skills/funding. This is but one of the suggestions he makes in his conversation on the business hour. Click below to listen to more of his assertions on the matter.