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Policy options for land reform in South Africa: New Institutional Mechanisms?
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Since the 2005 Land Summit, new approaches
to land reform have been on
the agenda, yet there remains little
clarity on the way forward. The main
focus has been on means of accelerating
the redistribution of land ...
Tribal land administration in Botswana
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Decentralising the administration of
communally-owned land to a local
system in Botswana was a sound
objective and could be pursued
elsewhere in the region. Yet, despite
Botswana having grappled relatively
successfully ...
Gender implications of decentralised land reform: The case of Zimbabwe
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
A bolder policy approach and more
vigorous implementation are needed
to support women’s empowerment,
transfer of land rights to women, and
to ensure their productive utilisation
of land. The land reform programme
focussed ...
Commons Governanace in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The commons (or common-pool
resources)1 are the most important
resources in southern Africa. The livelihoods
of the majority and economies
of most countries depend on them.
Although common property regimes
are often ...
A fresh start for rural development and agrarian reform?
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The commons (or common-pool
resources)1 are the most important
resources in southern Africa. The livelihoods
of the majority and economies
of most countries depend on them.
Although common property regimes
are often ...
Joint ventures and livelihoods in emerging small-scale irrigation schemes in Greater Sekhukhune District: Perspectives from Hereford
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2005)
Small-scale irrigation farming is
envisaged as playing a progressively
larger role in rural development
and in reducing some of the inequalities
inherent in South Africa’s space economy.
The promotion of entry by black ...
Trading on a grant: Integrating formal and informal social protection in post-apartheid migrant networks
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2009-01)
This paper describes the findings of in-depth qualitative case studies based research on how poor and marginalised people in post-apartheid migrant networks seek to ameliorate poverty and manage their vulnerability. It ...
State, market and community: The potential and limits of participatory land reform planning in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2008-10)
Market-assisted land reform, as promoted by the World Bank, has made little progress in South Africa: since the advent of democracy in 1994, just 4 per cent of white-owned agricultural land has been redistributed to black ...
Business models in land reform
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
This paper reviews the types of business models, or landuse
models, being implemented in land reform projects
involving the transfer of rural land to communities and
other groups in South Africa, under both the restitution ...
Bjatladi community restitution claim
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
This diagnostic study examines the restitution case of the
Bjatladi Communal Property Association (CPA) and the
development and use of the land that has been restored
to it in terms of the restitution programme. It ...