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The 'Trickle Down' of IWRM: a case study of local-level realities in the Inkomati Water Management Area, South Africa
The historical legacy in South Africa of apartheid and the resulting discriminatory policies and power imbalances are critical to understanding how water is managed and allocated, and how people participate in designated water governance structures. The progressive post-apartheid National Water Act (NWA) is the principal legal instrument related to water governance which has broadly embraced the principles of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM).
Tierra y libertad: Will tenure reform improve productivity in Mexico's ejido agriculture?
Land Restitution in 2016
The following is an account of a grassroots movement led by a group of NGOs and communities who went to the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa, to challenge the law dealing with land claims.
They wanted the Court to declare the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act 15 of 2014 unconstitutional; and they won!
National Land Reform Workshop Report
Summary of the Land Reform Workshop for TA Partners and Constituencies.
Community Submission to the Green Paper on Land Reform
Mayibuye iAfrika! Community Submission to the Green Paper on Land Reform
99 Years without our Land - Mayibuye I'Afrika!
TA Media Release - 99 Years without our Land - Mayibuye I'Afrika!
Submission from the Southern Cape Land Committee (SCLC)
The Green Paper for Land Reform.
LRC Submission on the Green Paper on Land Reform
Comment on Green Paper on Land Reform
Community Guide: Restitution Amendment Act Constitutional Court Challenge
LAMOSA Community Guide - ConCourt Challenge
Land Access Movement of South Africa v National Council of Provinces
In this case, which was heard before the Constitutional Court of the Republic of South Africa, The Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act 15 of 2014 was declared invalid. The Act, among other things, sought to extend the period in which land restitution claims could be lodged. However, the court found that the Parliament did not sufficiently consult with key stakeholders including those who had successfully lodged claims under the previous Act of 1994.
Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994
To provide for the restitution of rights in land in respect of which persons or communities were dispossessed under or for the purpose of furthering the objects of any racially based discriminatory law; to establish a Commission on Restitution of Land Rights and a Land Claims Court; and to provide for matters connected therewith.