By: Eddie Cross
Date: March 21st 2016
Source: Politicsweb
OPINION
Farm Compensation in Zimbabwe
On the 16th March 2016, the Minister of Finance in Zimbabwe tabled a memorandum in Parliament establishing a special Fund to raise and administer the payment of compensation to owners of land held
Date: August 1st 2016
Source: NTV Uganda
Members of Parliament have condemned government’s move, saying it’s suspect and could fuel land grabbing. They are vowing to oppose the amendment.
By: Hanna Hindstrom
Date: September 2nd 2016
Source: the Diplomat
Economic development must not come at the expense of those less fortunate.
By: Mark Keith Muhumuza
Date: October 10th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / The Monitor
Kampala — Land owners will have to sell their land to the government if a prospecting mining company makes a discovery.
In the ongoing review of the Mining Act 2003 and Mining Policy, landowners will no longer
By: Michael Gray
Date: November 11th 2016
Source: Common Space
Scottish Government proposes team to take forward land reform aims
THE FIRST COMMISSIONERS to Scotland’s land agency to tackle centuries of land inequalities in the country have been proposed by the Scottish Government.
By: APA
Date: January 18th 2016
Source: StarAfrica.com
By: HT Correspondent
Date: April 5th 2016
Source: Hindustian Times
To facilitate the process of land reforms across India, the NITI Aayog has formulated a model land leasing law that allows transfer of leased land directly from the tenant, said Arvind Panagariya, vice-chairman of India’s policy
By: Paola Totaro
Date: August 9th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
The seven lowest scoring nations across all 10 indicators were in the Middle East including Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen
Date: September 14th 2016
Source: Economy Lead
Economic growth is not enough to save those threatened daily with starvation. Governments need to tailor policies and investments to transform rural areas in developing countries if they want to eliminate poverty, according to a new global study
By: ENS Economic Bureau
Date: October 15th 2016
Source: The Indian Express
India’s urban system consists of 7,933 cities and towns as of 2011 with a population of 377.16 million. It is now the second largest in the world rising from 5,161 towns and cities in 2001 with a total population of 286.1
Date: November 14th 2016
Source: Africa News Agency
GABORONE – The Namibian government has tabled a new land ownership bill that seeks to bar foreigners from owning agricultural, commercial and communal lands.