Handing out title deeds is not enough
Builders are busy outside Louisa Qangiso’s house in Khayelitsha, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town. The 49-year-old is putting up eight studio flats in her backyard that she will rent out for 3,000 rand ($177) per month. This could almost triple the…
In this land news update from South Africa we focus on:
Our changing Covid 19 context
The unresolved problem of farm worker evictions
Budget cuts and food insecurity
Contestation over land administration in communal areas in KwaZulu-Natal province
The need for a digital deeds registry platform…
La seconde étape du projet LAND-at-scale a vu 19 embrassades néerlandaises recevoir 24 idées. Le comité en charge du projet a sélectionné les 6 idées les plus prometteuses en vue d’un développement futur
LAND-at-scale, est un programme du gouvernement néerlandais qui contribue à améliorer la…
The second round of LAND-at-scale resulted in 24 ideas submitted by 19 Dutch embassies. The LAND-at-scale Committee selected 6 most promising ideas to develop further.
LAND-at-scale is a government programme that contributes to improving land governance. The programme supports economic development…
Estão abertas as inscrições o Fundo Rapid Response, com ênfase especial na mitigação do efeito do COVID nos direitos das mulheres.
O fundo destina-se a atividades discretas e projetos curtos, incluindo mecanismos de entrega que permitiriam uma resposta rápida e oportuna a eventos imprevistos, nos…
Weeks 14 – 17: Monday 31 March – Sunday, 26 April 2020
With South Africa in extended lockdown much of our news focuses on land news related to Covid-19. As South Africa’s confirmed cases rise to over 4361 with 86 confirmed deaths (26 April 2019), there are growing concerns about food security,…
Urban land
Our urban land pages have been filled with the struggles of people living in townships and informal settlements during the pandemic. One of the controversial state responses to Covid 19 has been to propose the ‘thinning’ of densely settled areas in a bid to slow the speed of community…
Weeks 14 – 17: Monday 31 March – Sunday, 26 April 2020
With South Africa in extended lockdown much of our news focuses on land news related to Covid-19. As South Africa’s confirmed cases rise to over 4361 with 86 confirmed deaths (26 April 2019), there are growing concerns about food security,…
Estão abertas inscrições para o Prêmio GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize, que é uma competição pan-africana de jovens empreendedores (as) inovadores (as) que buscam a oportunidade de financiamento de projetos no setor agroalimentar no continente Africano.
As inscrições serão julgadas para premiar dois…
Barraco destruído em eThekwini após ação de uma empresa de segurança privada contratada pela prefeitura - Abahlali baseMjondolo
Autorização foi concedida pelo tribunal de Durban, costa leste do país; nas demais áreas, os despejos seguem proibidos
Pelo menos quatro despejos foram registrados…
The immediate and forthcoming disruptions of food production, value chains and access to food in South Africa due to confinement measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 create enormous food security risks for already vulnerable households.
Uncovering South Africa's land information ecosystem
Land issues are at the heart of South Africa's struggles to overcome the legacy of over 300 years of white minority rule and apartheid. In spite of extensive land reforms to change the historic patterns and achieve justice in South Africa, land…