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South Carolina State University has decided to keep its acting president as its temporary leader as a search continues for a permanent replacement. University trustees voted 12-1 on Wednesday to change Alexander Conyers' title from "acting president" to "interim president." Trustees chairman Rodney Jenkins says Conyers has shown formidable leadership skills since taking over in July after former President James Clark was fired.

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina State University has decided to keep its acting president as its temporary leader as a search continues for a permanent replacement. University trustees voted 12-1 on Wednesday to change Alexander Conyers' title from “acting president" to “interim president," The Times and Democrat of Orangebur g reported.

The chairperson of the ad hoc committee dealing with expropriation without compensation says its work must be completed this year.

Many were optimistic that the liberation struggle would lead to the nationalisation of land, but any radical intent was quelled with the adoption of a liberal Constitution in 1996, which entrenched property rights. The failure of existing land policies and land struggles are clearly illustrated...

The New Political Economy of Land Reform In South Africa, By Adeoye O. Akinola In post-apartheid South Africa, land continues to be a key capital and social property. ADVERTISEMENT Despite the popular optimism that EWC is the necessary instrument to fast-track land reform, it may not be the magic wand capable of effectively redistributing land to the majority and redressing historical injustices. Policy implementation has been a major challenge in South Africa. EWC may later trap land in the hands of the government and a few elites… A lively discussion took place recently on  The New Polit...