All over Southern Africa, from central Zambia to central Limpopo Province, new tenure regimes driven from above (by the state) and from below (by the people) are emerging partly to secure land rights for women living on customary land. The new tenure regimes transcend the dualism between private title deeds and idealised customary rules and norms. How are these new regimes affecting tenure security, land uses and livelihoods for women and with what implications for policy options?
Join the Institute of Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) at the Southern African Regional Land Policy Dialogue on 29 March 2023. The lead researcher on the project Dr Phillan Zamchiya, key policymakers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), top government officials and civil society representatives from Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe will discuss the research findings and policy implications.
LISTEN: PLAAS' SIENNE MOLEPO
The study has found that in South Africa, urban-based black middle and working classes are using their life savings to build luxury homes in former homeland areas in villages such as Kwena Moloto and Ceres in Limpopo. It is not only cheaper to retire here but they avoid paying rates and taxes. The only form of formal paperwork they need is a Permission to Occupy document issued by the traditional leaders.
PLAAS is a specialist unit in the School of Government, in the Economic and Management Sciences Faculty, at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), Cape Town.
Time: 08:30 -15:00
Venue: Southern Sun, O.R. Tambo International Airport
Join the Institute of Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) at the Southern African Regional Land Policy Dialogue on 29 March 2023. The lead researcher on the project Dr Phillan Zamchiya, key policymakers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), top government officials and civil society representatives from Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe will discuss the research findings and policy implications.
LISTEN: PLAAS' SIENNE MOLEPO
The study has found that in South Africa, urban-based black middle and working classes are using their life savings to build luxury homes in former homeland areas in villages such as Kwena Moloto and Ceres in Limpopo. It is not only cheaper to retire here but they avoid paying rates and taxes. The only form of formal paperwork they need is a Permission to Occupy document issued by the traditional leaders.
PLAAS is a specialist unit in the School of Government, in the Economic and Management Sciences Faculty, at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), Cape Town.
Event details
Date: Wednesday, 29 March 2023Time: 08:30 -15:00
Venue: Southern Sun, O.R. Tambo International Airport
