24 November 2020
On Tuesday November 24th, the contract for the first LAND-at-scale project in Zimbabwe was signed. The contract is between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency. The project contributes to the commitment of the Government of Zimbabwe
21 November 2020
Land News and Analysis
Weeks 43 – 46
South Africa
Southern, Central and Eastern Africa
19th October – 18th November 2020
News curated via knowledgebase.land
6 November 2020
A Recent Victory
In September 2020, President Mokgweetsi Masisi amended the 2015 Land Policy to give married women in Botswana the right to own land. Previously, married women were only eligible to own land if their husbands did not. The policy excluded not only married women but widows and single
22 October 2020
KB.L seeks to bring to life all aspects of the ‘land issue’, recognizing that land is both a deeply important aspect of our history, and an emotive issue shaping our political landscape. KB.L seeks to develop a comprehensive sense of this history, heritage and memory through a combination of news,
8 October 2020
The Dutch LAND-at-scale program was launched in March last year and since then, two rounds for land intervention ideas have been released. The program seeks ideas that contribute to improving land governance in developing countries, and that ultimately support better food and nutrition security,
8 October 2020
LAND-at-scale is a Dutch government program that contributes to improving land governance. The program supports better food and nutrition security, economic development, peace and stability in developing countries. It also contributes to sustainable incomes and social justice. In October last year
29 September 2020
A compilation of land related news curated by knowledgebase.land - a website maintained by Phuhlisani NPC, a land sector NPO in South Africa. KB.L seeks to bring to life all aspects of the 'land issue', recognising that land is both a deeply important aspect of our history which simultaneously
27 September 2020
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth (ERA/FoEN) and other stakeholders have said practice of gender inequality in land governance has increased poverty and deprivation among women in the society.
The Executive Director, ERA/FoEN, Dr. Godwin Ojo, who was represented by a lecturer at
18 September 2020
Revised Botswana Land Policy of 2019 now gives married women right to apply for land ownership, says President Masisi
For the first time married women in Botswana will be able to own land, the president of the Southern African country has announced.
“The Revised Botswana Land Policy of 2019 now
1 September 2020
In the six months since the coronavirus began its global spread, more than 15 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and more than 600,000 have perished. Governments around the world have instituted lockdowns and shut down businesses. Entire industries have been devastated, notably travel
12 August 2020
In this land news update from South Africa we focus on:
Our changing Covid 19 context
The unresolved problem of farm worker evictions
Budget cuts and food insecurity
Contestation over land administration in communal areas in KwaZulu-Natal province
The need for a digital deeds registry platform
23 July 2020
An Indonesian man is seeking someone to buy his plot of land and marry his sister-in-law, in what has become another viral real estate ad in the country to be bundled with a marriage deal.
In the ad, which was posted on Facebook on Tuesday, the land owner, Aris Sofiyanto, wrote the following: