AllAfrica News: Land and Rural Issues

South Africa: Upington Residents Call for Urgent Settlement of Outstanding Land Claims

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:32:29 GMT

[Parliament of South Africa] While the Upington residents hold divergent views on the amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation, they were united in their call for the settlement of the outstanding land claims during the public hearings that took place in Upington today.

South Africa: Sekhukhune Residents Say No Further Delays in Expropriation of Land Without ...

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:29:14 GMT

[Parliament of South Africa] Participants at the public hearings in Limpopo's Sekhukhune District have unanimously informed the delegation of the Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation Amending Section 25 of the Constitution that the expropriation of land without compensation should not be delayed any further.

South Africa: Polokwane - Land Expropriation Hearing Abandoned After Standoff Between ANC and EFF

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:27:49 GMT

[Daily Maverick] A man was apprehended by the police after walking into the venue with a firearm.

Uganda: How Unra, Nyakana's Wife Shared Centenary Park Land

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 06:59:47 GMT

[Monitor] Efforts by city residents to reclaim more than five acres of land or part of it at Centenary Park as an open public space were yesterday buried in a deal between Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra) and Nalongo Estates Ltd.

South Africa: 'The Farmers Are Coming!' Protesters March to Parliament

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:29:15 GMT

[GroundUp] About 300 farmers and supporters gathered outside Parliament on Sunday morning to protest against farm murders and farm fires. Holding white crosses, a group marched to Parliament chanting "die boere kom! (the farmers are coming!)" while others arrived on motorcycles and their vehicles. In July a similar protest took place.

Africa: Restoring Land - With Europe's Help - Can Give Africa a Greener Future

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 17:52:28 GMT

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] United Nations -- Africa needs to not follow the climate-damaging model of the West, and cutting land degradation can help

South Africa: Dept Looks for Opportunities to Grow Rural Tourism

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:57:45 GMT

[SAnews.gov.za] Tourism Deputy Minister Fish Mahlalela says opportunities must be identified to grow rural tourism.

South Africa: Court Order Has Big Implications for Land Expropriation

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:40:33 GMT

[GroundUp] Municipality must return land to 84-year-old pensioner because it didn't obtain his consent, suggesting that parts of the Expropriation Act are unconstitutional

South Africa: The State's New Leasing Plan - Land Reform, or Land Grab?

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 12:41:26 GMT

[Daily Maverick] Included in the state's recently released list of farms for leasing is the 38,000ha Gwatyu block of farms in the former Transkei. But the farms are already occupied by 'emergent' farmers with legal rights. Is this a bureaucratic oversight, or a calculated land grab?

Uganda: Museveni Orders Eviction of Centenary Park Businesses

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:31:26 GMT

[Monitor] Businesses operating at the Centenary Park in Kampala will today be evicted and land handed over to government to pave way for construction of the Jinja Expressway.

South Africa: No Housing On Rondebosch Golf Club for Now

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 08:47:39 GMT

[GroundUp] City says the land is unsuitable, but Ndifuna Ukwazi says the decision is "blindingly shortsighted"

Kenya: Families of Mau Mau Fighters in Meru Get Land Documents

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 06:17:55 GMT

[Nation] The Meru county government has issued 5,000 family members of Mau Mau freedom fighters living in Buuri Sub-County with land allotment letters.

Namibia: Pohamba Will Not Evict Couple On Farm - Schlettwein

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 14:22:07 GMT

[Namibian] Minister of agriculture, water and land reform Calle Schlettwein says former president Hifikepunye Pohamba has no legal obligation to an elderly couple living on his farm, although there are no plans to evict them.

Namibia: Swakop Municipality Donates Land to Shack Dwellers

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:40:47 GMT

[New Era] Swakopmund -- Decent housing has become a reality for 31 members of the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SFDN) members at Swakopmund.

Namibia: Land Reform Minister Schlettwein Clarifies Pohamba Farm Eviction Saga

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:34:47 GMT

[New Era] Land reform minister Calle Schlettwein has on Tuesday confirmed in parliament that Farm Ebenhauezer and portion 1 of the Farm Guinas in the Oshikoto region is owned by former president Hifikepunye Pohamba and his wife Penehupifo.

Malawi: Chakwera Says Malawi Has 'Crisis of Greed, Lawlessness' - Orders Review of Land Laws

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 08:17:35 GMT

[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday told parliament that the country is facing a "crisis of greed" and "lawlessness" which is affecting the land management and has ordered a review of all land law enacted by the previous regime in 2017 which he blamed to contribute to the crises.

Kenya: Woman Who Gave Up Land to Put Up Police Post Honoured

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 07:13:53 GMT

[Nation] An elderly woman who donated her land for the construction of a Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU) camp on the Muhoroni-Tinderet border is among the 211 personalities honoured for her philanthropic actions.

Kenya: Thousands Face Eviction as Kimemia Moves to Repossess Grabbed Public Land

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 06:14:43 GMT

[Nation] Thousands of families face eviction as the Nyandarua county government moves to repossess grabbed public utility land.

Tanzania: Land Office Resolves 20yr Old Plot Dispute

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:05:57 GMT

[Daily News] Tabora Regional Land office has resolved a land dispute at Bakari Street in Tabora Municipality that had lasted for more than 20 years between the Evangelistic Assemblies of God Church Tanzania (EAGT) and Ms Tamasha Mhanuka.

South Africa: Government Promise That '700,000ha of State Land Will Be Redistributed' Raises ...

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:57:41 GMT

[Daily Maverick] Could this announcement be just another political strategy to win the people's favour for the next elections?