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Sustainable development: What's land got to do with it?
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2001)
Ahead of the September 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa is reviewing its plans and
progress towards sustainable development. This paper argues that more attention needs to be given ...
Annual report 2000
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2001)
The Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) focuses on the land restitution and
redistribution programmes initiated by the post-apartheid democratic state; land tenure reform;
emerging regimes of natural resource ...
'It is not easy to challenge a chief ': Lessons from Rakgwadi
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2001)
When Thoko Didiza was appointed Minister for Agriculture and Land
Affairs in 1999, one of her earliest policy decisions was to stop work
on the draft Land Rights Bill and to announce her intention to transfer
the title ...
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 Reform in South Africa: Is it meeting the challenge?
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2001)
As recent events at Brendell and elsewhere have demonstarted, land and landlessness remain critical issues in post-apartheid South Africa. This paper presents a brief overview of the key challenges facing land reform in ...
Land reform in Namaqualand: Poverty alleviation, stepping stones and economic units
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2001)
This paper examines the consequences of land reform for communal livestock farmers in Namaqualand. It investigates the likely outcomes of recent commonage acquisitions and tenure reform in the former ëColoured Reservesí ...
'It's all about money! Implementation of South Africaís new fisheries policy
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2001)
This paper was originally written as part of an economics study commissioned by the Chief Directorate: Marine and Coastal Management (MCM) of the South African Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT). Since ...
Roles and responsibilities of the municipal manager
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2001)
renaming and transformation of local government structures. Coping with the new designation is probably the least important of the changes for the municipal manager. One of the key challenges in this respect is defining ...
The emerging role of metropolitan cities in federations
(Forum of Federations, 2001)
City-regions or large metropolitan cities are a rapidly growing phenomenon in developing countries. They are also seen as a key mechanism to the development and growth trajectories of those countries, particularly in the ...
Injury surveillance in Taekwondo and Judo during physiotherapy coverage of the seventh All Africa Games
(AOSIS, 2001)
OBJECTIVE: To obtain data relating to the incidence of injuries s stained during taekwondo and judo competitions at the 7th All Africa Games.
Methods: Prospective recording of injuries sustained by athletes who sought ...