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Agriculture in South Africa: Wine estate offers business ownership to black farmers

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The South African parliament is debating an amendment to the constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation. Those in favor see it as a way to redress the economic legacy of colonialism and apartheid. Around 90% of privately owned farmland in South Africa is owned by white people. Our team on the ground went to the Diemersfontein Wine Estate near Cape Town to take a look at a model being touted as an alternative vehicle of black empowerment. Sam Bradpiece, Stefan Carstens and Caroline Dumay have this report.

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