Imithetho yomhlaba yaseMsinga: The living law of land in Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal
Date
2011Author
Cousins, Ben
Alcock, Rauri
Dladla, Ngididi
Hornby, Donna
Masondo, Mphethethi
Mbatha, Gugu
Mweli, Makhosi
Alcock, Creina
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This report describes the ‘living law’ of land
in one part of Msinga, a deep rural area of
KwaZulu-Natal. It presents research findings
from the Mchunu and Mthembu tribal areas,
where a three-year action-research project
was carried out by staff of the Mdukutshani
Rural Development Programme1. Launched in
2007, at a time when implementation of the
Communal Land Rights Act of 2004 (CLRA)
appeared imminent, the project aimed to
gain a detailed understanding of land tenure
in Msinga, facilitate local-level discussion
of potential solutions to emerging problems
around land rights, provide information on
the CLRA to residents and authority structures
and help generate ideas on how local people
could engage with the new law.