África Subsaariana

Lagos Condemns Rise in Forging of Land Documents in Nigeria

Published in Wednesday December 19th, 2012 In In the media

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has given detailed insight into the reasons behind the promulgation of the State’s Land Use Act (Title Document Registration) 2012, saying that it was to improve service in the administration of land in the state.
Fashola, who spoke at the stakeholders’ meeting on Land Use Act (Title Documentation) 2012, said the process of land administration in the state would be greatly enhanced by the operation of the Act, pointing out that it would also empower citizens of the state.

UN Helps Land Commission in Liberia

Published in Wednesday December 19th, 2012 In In the media

The UN-Habitat Liberia Friday donated vehicles to the Land Commission of Liberia describing its work as crucial to the resolution of land disputes in the country. The donation came as the Land Commission was carrying out a pilot project in five counties that will lead to the resolution of land disputes in the country.

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Human Rights Defenders and Land Ownership in Uganda

Published in Friday November 30th, 2012 In Social movement news

November 29, 2012 by JAMIE HITCHEN Northern Uganda is rising from the debris of a long conflict involving the rebel Lord’s Resistance Movement. Many challenges remain especially on land issues. But human rights defenders are trying to help. Lira Town, situated some 350km from Kampala to the north, is an area deeply affected by the […]

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Displaced Families Appeal for Compensation in Tanzania

Published in Thursday November 29th, 2012 In In the media

November 28, 2012 OVER 80 families in Rusumo Ward, in Ngara District, have appealed for compensation from the government after their houses were demolished to pave way for the expansion of a parking space for heavy duty vehicles plying between Tanzania and Rwanda. Reports from Ngara said the families were facing difficulties and had already […]

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Minister Nantaba Halts Eviction of 43 Families in Uganda

Published in Wednesday November 28th, 2012 In In the media

November 26, 2012 Lands State Minister Idah Nantaba has blocked eviction of over 40 families in Buleega village, Najja sub-county in Buikwe District. The families had been evicted by a Dutch citizen, Triwe Riis Jewsew, who is also a proprietor of Riis Coffee Company Limited. Riis had fenced off the over 100 acres of land […]

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Uganda Government Sorting Out Land Problems

Published in Wednesday November 28th, 2012 In Opinion

November 27, 2012 By DAUDI MIGEREKO, Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. Land is a God-given means of sustenance for all living things, which makes it rational and prudent to use for the continuation of all living species. Land utilization should be able to transform us as individuals and the entire society to be […]

Land Reform in South Africa: An Unfulfilled Obligation

Published in Monday November 5th, 2012 In Opinion

November 1st, 2012 by Glenn Ashton The question of land and agricultural reform in South Africa remains largely unresolved as we head towards the end of our second decade of democracy. It is remarkable that a democratically elected government, enjoying such an overwhelming parliamentary majority and popular support, has failed so spectacularly, in such an […]

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A Resource Guide to Housing in South Africa 1994-2010

Published in Wednesday October 31st, 2012

The Socio Economic Rights Institute (SERI) has published a resource guide, providing an overview to housing in South Africa. Written by Kate Tissington, the guide is an adaptation of a paper on housing policy and development since 1994, prepared for the Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII) as part of a larger research project […]

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Project to Shelter 1600 in Namibia

Published in Wednesday October 31st, 2012 In In the media

October 30, 2012 The Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development, Jerry Ekandjo, last week officially turned the sod for the construction of the envisioned new township to be known as Ekuku on the outskirts of Oshakati. The project will cost government approximately N$200 million, housing close to 1 600 specifically low-income […]

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Food Security Linked to Land Reform in South Africa

Published in Wednesday October 24th, 2012 In In the media

October 23rd, 2012 Government cannot talk about improving food security without referring to land reform, President Jacob Zuma told members of the African Farmers Association of South Africa (AFASA) at a gala dinner on Monday. “In 2009, we made a commitment to transfer 30 percent of the 82 million hectares of agricultural land which was […]

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