Perceptions regarding land reform debate, progress made. Diagnostic report on land reform in south africa parliament of. Mar 20, 2018 the rate of land reform in south africa peaked in 2007, but has since come to a grinding halt. South africas increasingly businessorientated land reform programme has opened the door for elite capture with businesses often white owned and multinational becoming the real winners, while black beneficiaries. Essentially, it argues that the accelerated land reform policy through ewc will unlock the economic potential in south africas land reform. President donald trump touched off a diplomatic row with south africa by repeating an erroneous broadcast about land reform there. Land reform in zimbabwe officially began in 1980 with the signing of the lancaster house agreement, as an effort to more equitably distribute land between black subsistence farmers and white zimbabweans of european ancestry, who had traditionally enjoyed superior political and economic status. This paper provides an overview of land reform in south africa from 1994 to 2011. The need for the current land reform programme arose from the racially discriminatory laws and practices which were in place for the largest part of the twentieth century, especially those related to land ownership. Land reform in south africa is the promise of land restitution to empower farm workers and. Jacob zuma was inaugurated as president of south africa on 9 may 2009.
Land reform in south africa getting back on track may 2008 cde executive summary this is an executive summary of cde research no 16, land reform in south africa. Land reform is generally defined as relating to the modification of laws, regulations or customs, on the subject of land ownership. Zimbabwe, on one side of the spectrum, is facing a crisis in democratisation due to its radical approach to land reform. Review of mamdanis book in development and change vol 29 1998, and social change in the south african countryside. This paper is an analysis of papers, reports and legislation that deals with land reform in south africa. A comparative overview of experiences in zimbabwe, namibia, south africa and. Four scenarios for land reform in south africa contains four scenarios about what could happen in the context of land reform in south africa by 2030. South africas land tenure reform programme in the former. Nevertheless, the book provides a solid basis for a critical understanding of the spectrum of issues from a range of perspectives. It is believed to allow previously unemployed people to participate in the economy and. A new wave of genderrelated land reforms has swept across africa south of the sahara in recent years.
In each of these countries the process of land reform is incomplete. The crosssection data set from the quality of life 2005 land reform beneficiary survey in south africa provided by the norwegian institute for urban and regional research and henrik wiig will be used for an impact assessment analysis. The following year, a significant milestone for south africa was the hosting of the 2010 fifa world cup tm. If, or more likely, when, the expropriation bill is officially adopted by the national assembly of south africa, legal notices will be served on land owners, whose ground has been earmarked for. Agriculture, land reform and rural development south. Section 25 5 provides that the state must take reasonable legislative and other measures, within its available resources, to foster conditions which enable citizens to gain access to land on an equitable basis. Land reform in south africa makhado, rudzani albert, masehela, kgabo lawrance on. Under president thabo mbeki the emphasis shifted to promoting purchases by bigger black capitalist farmers, say hall and kepe. The programmes stated targets were intended to alter the ethnic balance of. A comparative overview of experiences in zimbabwe, namibia, south africa and australia as want to read. The research chair is located within the centre for africa studies at the university of cape town and is funded by the south african research chairs initiative and national research foundation nrf. Acknowledgement that land reform in south africa is necessary, even though a complex and emotive subject.
The rate of land reform in south africa peaked in 2007, but has since come to a grinding halt. The land question malema is not the only one concerned about the land. This publication aims to enrich the discussion on a highly disputed topic by providing the facts as well as a thorough analysis of the main processes of, and institutions responsible for, land reform and land claims in zimbabwe, namibia, south africa and australia. First it will concentrate on the meaning of democracy for people living in the rural areas that fall under the jurisdiction. We hope it will stimulate interest in the fulllength report, in which the issues and recommendations briefly described here are discussed in depth. This course will provide an overview of land reform in south africa. The preapartheid chapter of this dissertation briefly touches upon the main historical events that influenced and shaped the agrarian structure of the country that the. Pdf the historical context of land reform in south africa and. After studying land ownership in south africa, they come to the conclusion that land ownership and the separation between the two main population groups were largely inevitable. The politics of land reform in africa casts a critical spotlight on this profound change in african land economy. Remarkable similarities in the history, structure and interpretation of german and south african property law and constitutional law are indicated and a link between private law, constitutional law, land reform and legal comparison is established. We are pleased that we were able to host such an event. Land ownership and land reform in south africa ngo pulse. And, they provide an essential reminder that apartheid was a geographic project with racialized land access at its core.
It usually encompasses allocations of land ownerships or rights. Introduction what is going wrong in south africas postapartheid land reform programme, and how can its failings be addressed. South africas ruling party will accelerate the transfer of land to the black majority to help reduce inequality and avert future protests. As a result the land reform process in south africa has largely adopted the ideology and guidelines outlined earlier. Landrelated issues have taken centre stage in sociopolitical and economic discourse in postapartheid south africa. Accelerated land reform, mining, growth, unemployment and. Coordinated by professor lungisile ntsebeza, nrf research chair in land reform and democracy and a. Land reform key for south africa economic stability, anc. The need for land reform south africa suffered a long history of colonization, racial domination and land dispossession that. Diagnostic report on land reform in south africa commissioned report for high level panel on the assessment of key legislation and the acceleration of fundamental change, an initiative of the parliament of south africa institute for poverty, land and agrarian studies university of the western cape september 2016. And in the case of south africa, land reform has fallen far short of expectations and objectives in every respect. The focus is placed on recent reforms in the land law of germany and south africa. It is believed to allow previously unemployed people to participate in the economy and better the countrys economic growth.
In their report, their argument is centered on the idea that successful rural development and land reform is crucial for south africas economic and social future. The challenges of transformation and redistribution cherryl walker human sciences research council harold wolpe memorial trust conference cape town, 25 27 march 2004. South africas land reform programme, of which land tenure is one of three components, was officially launched in april 1997 with the publication of the white paper on land policy. The historical context of land reform in south africa and. Land reform in south africa is a very important book. Even so, land reform remains an issue in namibia and the process does experience problems. Perceptions regarding land reform debate, progress made and challenges encountered in. Recommendations for land tenure reform in south africa draw on the experiences from. Land related issues have taken centre stage in sociopolitical and economic discourse in postapartheid south africa. It borders on the atlantic ocean in the west, on namibia in the northwest, on botswana and zimbabwe in the north, on mozambique and eswatini formerly swaziland in the northeast, and on the indian ocean in the east and south. The book illuminates the key role of legislators, legal consultants and academics in tenure reform. This is a desktop study using secondary data published literature, reports, policies, and legislation.
The progress of land reform in south africa 1994 2008. Land restitution in south africa since 1994 south african. This paper commences with a brief overview of land tenure in the reserves. Land ownership and land reform in south africa tuesday, 6 march, 2012 15. Land reform in south africa is the promise of land restitution to empower farm workers who now have the opportunity to become farmers and reduce inequality. It has resulted in a change of ownership of only 5. Review of land reforms in southern africa uwc research repository. Illuminating on the subject of land reform projects and processes since 1994. On land expropriation without compensation lewc, the panel proposed a policy shift towards using the provisions of the constitution of the republic of south africa of 1996 to expropriate land without compensation. It is easy, at events like this, to roll out a wish list of what land reform should achieve and who it. As in other societies, access to land is vital for socialcultural sustainability, improved livelihoods and economic development. In south africa, issues of land and governance, although currently marginalised, are at the heart of the political and development debate, and need.
The constitutional protection and regulation of property. The authors state that the current debate about land reform makes no sense unless it takes into account the historical course of land distribution in south africa. Twenty two years after the transition to democracy and the commencement of land reform, there is a great deal of lived experience to. This thoughtful book explores the history and ongoing dilemmas of land use and. The focus of the paper is the land redistribution program, but it touches briefly on restitution and tenure. The legal basis for land restitution is provided by the 1993 interim constitution, section 25 7 of the 1996 constitution and.
The study astutely combines ethnographic and historical detail from in depth. A pilot land reform programme was designed lund, 1996 following more or less the guidelines of the marketassisted. South africa, afrikaans suidafrika, officially republic of south africa, republic 2015 est. These reforms have incorporated innovative approaches to land administration, including legal provisions protecting womens land rights, and efforts to minimize gender inequalities concerning land, housing, and property rights.
New challenges for womens land rights in africa ifpri. The study astutely combines ethnographic and historical detail from in. Mccusker, moseley, and ramutsindela provide a rich historical context for understanding the contradictory land reform and land use terrain in contemporary south africa. The programme gathered momentum so that by june 1998 almost 250,000 people, in 279 projects, had received land. Impact of land redistribution on consumption in south africa. Feb 26, 2017 south africas land reform policy started out with the aim to fund black peoples acquisition of small pieces of land for smallscale farming and settlement. South africa suffered a long history of colonization, racial domination and land dispossession that resulted in the bulk of the agricultural land being owned by a. Land reform in south africa 275 the development facilitation act, 67 of 1995.
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