Vumelana Advisory Fund

20/10/2026

Tune in to Ligwalagwala FM tomorrow evening!

Are you part of a Communal Property Association (CPA)?

Mazwi Mkhulisi, Programmes Director at Vumelana Advisory Fund, will be discussing common challenges facing CPAs and how Vumelana's upcoming free CPA Support Toolkits can help communities strengthen governance, compliance and administration.

Wednesday, 21 October 2026
19:45–19:55
Ligwalagwala FM | Sakha Sive
Interview in siSwati

Know someone involved in a CPA? Please share this announcement with them.

07/10/2026

Are you part of a Communal Property Association?

Vumelana is preparing to launch a set of free, practical CPA Support Toolkits designed to help CPAs strengthen governance, membership, administration, property, finance, HR and more.

The toolkits include practical guidance, checklists, templates and resources that CPAs can download, adapt and use.

To be notified when the toolkits launch, please contact Mpho Thaba at Vumelana:
011 612 2000
[email protected]

Know another CPA? Please share this with them too.

24/09/2026

This Heritage Month, we honour the connection between land, community and shared progress.

For many communities, land carries history, identity and possibility. Through strong partnerships, it can also become a foundation for dignity, livelihoods and future growth.

At Vumelana, we celebrate the work of building partnerships that help turn land into opportunity.

Happy Heritage Month.

31/08/2026

As we wrap up August, we are spotlighting the Ebenhaeser CPA case study.

Vumelana facilitated a Community Private Partnership agreement between the Ebenhaeser land reform beneficiaries and Stellar Organics, one of South Africa’s leading organic w**e producers.

This partnership shows how land reform can support productive land use, agriculture and community benefit when the right support and partnerships are in place.

Read more:
https://www.vumelana.org.za/news_center/working-towards-a-partnership-driven-approach-to-land-reform-ebenhaeser-land-reform-beneficiaries-and-stellar-organic-w**es-join-hands-2/

09/08/2026

This Women’s Day, we celebrate women in leadership.

We honour women whose work, voice and contribution continue to shape communities, partnerships and land reform in meaningful ways.

Today, Vumelana celebrates:
🌸 Shonisani Mukwevho
🌸 Rosinah Raseala
🌸 Mpho Thaba
🌸 Winnie Pooe
🌸 Sibongile Ntoko-Tabana

Thank you for the leadership, commitment and impact you bring.

31/07/2026

A piece of land can hold history, memory and justice.

But for land reform to change lives, it must also hold possibility.

In his latest Mail & Guardian feature, Vumelana CEO Peter Setou reflects on why South Africa’s land reform conversation must look beyond transfer and focus on the productive impact land can create for communities.

Read the full feature here:
https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/mail-guardian/20260724/281668261757494

Tland reform debate is too often reduced to stat­ist­ics, with pub­lic dis­course focused on the num­ber of hec­tares trans­ferred, the pace of redis­tri­bu­tion and whether the pro­gramme has suc­ceeded against numer­ical tar­gets. The stat­ist­ics...

24/07/2026

Land reform must be measured by what it makes possible.

In this article, Vumelana CEO Peter Setou reflects on why productive impact, including jobs, food security and long-term community value, should be central to how land reform success is understood.

Read more here:
https://www.farmingportal.co.za/index.php/all-agri-news/press-release/12806-land-reform-must-be-measured-by-its-productive-impact

South Africa’s land reform debate is too often reduced to statistics, with public discourse heavily focused on the number of hectares transferred,...

22/07/2026

Land reform needs more than public resources.

For land to create real value, communities also need skills, capital, governance, advisory support, and strong partnerships.

That is how land reform can move from access to productive use, jobs, and long-term opportunity.

Learn more about Vumelana’s approach:
https://www.vumelana.org.za/transaction-advisory-support-programme/

21/07/2026

The community and the land claim The Moletele community comprises five groups consisting of around 1 615 families. Community: Moletele Communal Property Association Beneficiaries: 1 600+ householdsPartners: Matuma Farms (Pty) LtdProvince: Limpopo 30+ jobs created 150+ Hectares land put to productive...

21/07/2026

Strong land reform outcomes need strong community institutions.

The Barokologadi CPA case study shows how governance, capacity building and partnership support can help communities manage restored land more effectively and build long-term value.

Explore the case study here:
https://www.vumelana.org.za/barokologadi-communal-property-association-organisational-development-capacity-building-and-partnership-implementation/

Request for support The Barokologadi Communal Property Association required support to resolve contractual, institutional and legal matters for the effective implementation of the commercial partnership agreements that was facilitated in 2015 and 2016. Community: Barokologadi Communal Property Assoc...