The government is set on acquiring more than 310,000 hectares of agricultural land for redistribution by next year, according to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.

The 2013 Estimates of National Expenditure, tabled by the minister on Wednesday, stated that this formed part of the government's "eventually redistributing 25 million hectares".

It was also seeking to "recapitalise and develop" 368 new farms by 2014, and to train 400 farmers as "mentors"...read more here: Government pushes ahead with land redistribution