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Women's access to land in the former Bantustans: Constitutional conflict, customary law, democratisation and the role of the state
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2000)
The transition to local democratic institutions in the former bantustans of South Africa will not in itself fulfill the constitutional imperative for the promotion of gender equality, specifically in relation to women's ...
Securing land and resource rights in Africa: Pan-African perspectives
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2004)
Across the African continent the land and resource rights
of the rural poor are threatened by inappropriate policies
and institutions (including global treaties); unequal social,
political and economic relations; the ...
Waking up from the dream: The pitfalls of 'fast-track' development on the Wild Coast
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2001)
The main aim of this study was to explore the issues involved in reconciling
the policy objectives of land reform, environmental conservation and
the private sector profit-oriented rural development initiative in ...
Land and agrarian reform in South Africa: A status report, 2002
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2002)
In 1994, South Africa started a new life as a democratic nation. It
faced immense challenges. Multiple economic, social and political
transformations were needed to overcome the legacy of colonialism and
apartheid. The ...
At the crossroads: Land and agrarian reform in South Africa into the 21st century
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), and National Land Committee (NLC), 2000)
These conference proceedings are published at a time of extraordinary fluidity and uncertainty as to the future of the ambitious programmes of land and agrarian reform1 initiated by the first democratic government in 1994. ...
Multilateral environmental agreements and land and resource rights in Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2004)
Many African countries are signatories to a number of international and regional environmental treaties. These include the Ramsar
Convention on Wetlands, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild ...