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Showing items 72181 through 72189 of 73418.This document is a chapter in a larger report commissioned by UN habitat to review the laws and land tenure of Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia. The report provides a brief historical background, snapshots of how the government and legal systems operate, reviews land tenure, the various ty
This paper draws on research on the enforcement of the Land Act of 1979 in Lesotho. It seeks to show that illegal settlements occur under the shadow of formal state rules, from which social actors borrow selectively and in opportunistic ways to acquire urban property rights.
Lesotho regularly features in the African and international media as a country blighted by drought, hunger and food insecurity.
State efforts to reform the customary land tenure system of Lesotho have failed to produce intended outcomes. An explanation given for this failure is customary chiefs' opposition to state-sponsored reforms, as these were purportedly meant to curtail their power over land.
The formal private sector in Lesotho concentrates on housing at the very top of the market leaving the majority unserved by formal housing supply.
The government of Lesotho’s (GOL) land reform efforts, enacted in the Land Act 2010, principally seek to create an environment that is favourable to agricultural development and economic investment.3 For years, Lesotho has lacked efficient land markets in which foreign investors could participate
This detailed timeline provides further background information on the history and land governance of Botswana presented in the Land Portal Botswana country profile
This detailed timeline provides further background information on the history and land governance of Namibia presented in the Land Portal country profile
This detailed timeline provides further background information on the history and land governance of Zimbabwe summarised in the Land Portal country profile.
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