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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 ...
The Communal Land Rights Bill
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2003)
Tenure legislation is urgently necessary. There are serious problem in the communal
areas in the ex-homeland provinces. These areas are characterised by severe poverty,
overcrowding and isolation from economic growth and ...
The use and effectiveness of social grants in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
This research examines the effectiveness of social grants in South Africa, and how recipients use
their grants. As a form of social protection, social grants not only ameliorate poverty and
provide a safety net, they ...
The impact of people-centred approaches to natural resource management on poverty reduction
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2006)
Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) is often promoted by governments, NGOs and donors
as a means of reducing poverty in rural communities, particularly through income-generation from various natural
res ...