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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2011
    Southern Africa, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe

    Poor women in developing countries rely on land as source of livelihood. Increasing pressure on land — brought on by globalisation pressures, increased population and privatisation — undermines women’s land tenure security. The comparison of women’s land access is predominantly measured against that of men, and this has been the basis for formulating policy aimed at increasing women’s land tenure security. However, this dichotomy reduces women to a homogenous group which experiences tenure security in an identical manner, so the dichotomy masks several differences which exist among women.

  2. Library Resource
    Training Resources & Tools
    January, 2011
    South Africa

    This case study draws on research that examined the formal urban housing market in South Africa. The research study was carried out by

  3. Library Resource

    Gender Differences in Asset Rights in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Reports & Research
    January, 2011
    South Africa

  4. Library Resource
    Manuals & Guidelines
    January, 2012
    South Africa

    This guide has been written as the first step towards concretising and standardising the process involved in the identification and assessment of well-located land for human settlement. The

  5. Library Resource
    January, 2012
    South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

    Land governance and administration are critical for achieving economic growth and development in any country. It is within this context that the World Bank introduced the Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) for identifying specific areas for land reform while also providing a means for monitoring.

  6. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    November, 2011
    South Africa

    The Department of Human Settlements reports that between 1994 and 2009, 2.94-million housing units and serviced sites have either been built or were under construction. By September 2010, 1.44-million of these properties were formally registered on the Deeds Registry. This means that about 50% of subsidy beneficiaries had not yet received formal title for their housing. Moreover, since 2005, the percentage of subsidy properties that have been formally registered per year has plummeted.

  7. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2011
    South Africa, Southern Africa

    Elandskloof was the first land restitution case in post-apartheid South Africa in which the government returned land to a community. The communal property association became dysfunctional, and the courts placed it under government administration. In its haste to return land to the community in the aftermath of the apartheid system the state did not set up comprehensive planning and consultative processes within government institutions, the beneficiary community and NGOs before returning the land.

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    A guide for municipal practitioners

    Conference Papers & Reports
    January, 2012
    South Africa

    Urban land markets have a profound effect on how well poor households are able to access the jobs, amenities and services offered in the city. But often the way in which this market works frustrates attempts to open up better located living and business opportunities for poorer urban households and communities, despite government policies and programmes intended to address these challenges. The challenge in South Africa is even larger because of worsening poverty and inequality, and the continuing growth of cities through urbanisation.

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