Rights to land

Land rights is an ongoing topic of debate for South Africans;Authors provide an in-depth analysis of what went so wrong with land restitution;This is not only a book about rights to land but a guide to tenure upgrading and restitution in South Africa

Explores the issues around land rights and distribution of land in South Africa, and proposes that new policies and processes be developed and adopted. The book further provides an analysis of what went so wrong, and warns that a new phase of restitution may ignite conflicting ethnic claims and facilitate elite capture of land and rural resources.The issue of land rights is an ongoing and complex topic of debate for South Africans. Rights to Land comes at a time when land redistribution by the government is underway. This book seeks to understand the issues around land rights and distribution of land in South Africa, and proposes that new policies and processes should be developed and adopted.  It further provides an analysis of what went so wrong, and warns that a new phase of restitution may ignite conflicting ethnic claims and facilitate elite capture of land and rural resources. Rights to Land is published in partnership with Good Governance Africa (GGA).