Thesis (LLD.) -- University of Limpopo, 2021 / Access to land in South Africa has become a pressing concern and one that needs
special attention. This is so despite the advent of democracy in 1994 which brought
legislative frameworks and other measures promoting access to land. This study seeks
to demonstrate the importance of accessibility of land to ensure realization of socio economic rights through productive use of land and consequently contribute to poverty
alleviation and sustainable development in South Africa. The study examines
adequacy of access to land and productive use of such land by evaluating the
effectiveness of delivery of land reform program. The study emphasises that
productive use of land should be strengthened in order to ensure acceleration of
realization of sustainable socio-economic rights such as provision of food and better
living conditions for land reform beneficiaries. The study further encourages the need
to strengthen legislative measures and compliance in order to improve the delivery of
post-settlement support services to land reform beneficiaries. The Legislation such as
Restitution of Land Rights Act, Provision of Land and Assistance Act , Extension of
Security tenure Act and Land Adjustment Act were promulgated and mainly aimed at
addressing and regulating the allocation or distribution of land to persons or
communities who were previously dispossessed of their land and further made
provisions for instances where one or more persons claim ownership of land, but do
not have registered title deeds in respect thereof, and to provide for incidental matters.
There is a need for radical enforcement of laws, legislation, and regulations promoting
access to land through restitution, redistribution and strengthening tenure reform in
order to realize the delivery and enjoyment of socio-economic rights through
productive use of land. This study reviews laws and regulations in an attempt to utilize
land as a tool to alleviate poverty and accelerate sustainable development in South
Africa, which will enable people to gain access to essential services particularly in rural
areas. Therefore, there is a need to ensure that redistributed land is used productively
to improve the lives of land reform beneficiaries
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ul/oai:ulspace.ul.ac.za:10386/3725 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Sihlangu, Precious |
| Contributors | Odeku, O. K. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | xvi, 286 leaves |
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