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Decentralised land governance: Case studies and local voices from Botswana, Madagascar and Mozambique
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Decentralisation has been on the Southern African development
agenda for a long time. It is a concept which
appears deceptively simple. The principle of subsidiarity
holds that decision making about local development
...
Workshop report: Farmworkers’ living and working conditions
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2013)
The Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) has, with the support of the Atlantic Philanthropies through its Rural Research and Information Networking Project, engaged in supporting identified information ...
Another countryside? Policy options for land and agrarian reform in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Land reform in South Africa is a political project that has foundered. For years, the process has been
variously described as being ‘in crisis’, ‘at a crossroads’, ‘at an impasse’ or simply ’stuck’. This still
seems as ...
Review of land reforms in Southern Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Land, and access to land, is one of the most
important assets for the poor in southern
Africa, both rural and urban, and probably
contributes more than any other factor to their
economic survival and the quality of ...
Current policy processes and legislative reforms
(2011)
•Land reform policy and legislation suffered under negotiated terms in the run-up to SA’s democracy
•Land & agricultural policies were initiated and continued to move in disparate directions
•Particular weaknesses resulted ...
Comments on the Green Paper on land reform 2011
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2011)
As we have indicated in our earlier press release, the document released as a Green Paper by the
Department Ministry of Rural Development and Land Reform is a great disappointment.
The Green Paper is the product of a ...
Review of land reforms in Southern Africa, 2010
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2010)
This book forms part of a learning programme on ‘Land Reform From Below: Decentralised Land Reform in Southern Africa’. Supported by the Austrian Development Agency, the programme was launched in 2007, and has since provided ...
Schmidtsdrift community land claim
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
The historic land of the Schmidtsdrift community lies along
the banks of the Vaal River in the Northern Cape province,
along the R300 road to Griquastad, approximately 71 km
west from Kimberley and 53 km north-east from ...
Covie community land claim
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
The Covie community restitution claim refers to a claim by
past and present residents of Covie village, situated within
the Tsitsikamma National Park, between Plettenberg Bay
and Port Elizabeth in the Western Cape ...
Not enough state land to meet land reform targets
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2013)
Arguments that state land should be used to meet land redistribution targets are misleading. Very little state land is suitable for this purpose. Official data from 2002 show that only 2% of the total of 12.6 million ha ...