The conference seeks to address the structure of land ownership in namibia and debate the following issues, amongst others. It is now some 22 years since namibia gained her political independence, when we became masters of our destiny. Faculty of law, mr e joshua namibia law association. Before implementation of the reform, the road sector arrangements in namibia were very similar to those, which prevail in most other countries. The 20182021 law reform and development commission appointed. The judgement undermines the governments credibility in terms of its ability to plan and manage its own land reform programme. Cabinet has accepted a national land tenure policy for namibia, drafted by the ministry of lands, resettlement and rehabilitation. Sponsored links ministry of land reform vacancies in namibia details on ministry of land reform vacancies in namibia see also embassy of the republic of namibia vacancies parliament of namibia vacancies government of namibia vacancies office of the president vacancies office of the prime minister vacancies office of the namibia auditorgeneral vacancies national planning commission. Land reform management in namibia, south africa and zimbabwe. When youre done, you can download your namibia travel guide to your phone or tablet, or print it as a pdf. Article information, pdf download for colonialism, land, ethnicity, and.
The president has announced that land reform is to be greatly accelerated. Since then we have, without exaggeration, reached a number of important milestones in our development. Access to and tenure of land were among the most important concerns of the namibian people in their struggle for independence. In addition, the presence of gifblaar, a noxious plant, caused big livestock losses, with up to 80 animals dying every year as a. Background at independence from south africa in 1990, namibia was bestowed with a good albeit regionally imbalanced road network. Resettlement is aimed at improving the lives of displaced or dispossessed previously disadvantaged namibians. The agricultural commercial land reform act of 1995 provides for the acquisition of agricultural land by the government, for redistribution to namibians who do not own, or continue reading land reform in. So is the hope that the conference would fasttrack a land reform process needed to address persisting inequitable access to and ownership of land in namibia. They are scared that they are going to lose the use of their land, possibly even have it taken away from them. Article pdf available in land reform, land settlement and cooperratives january 2004 with 497 reads.
Johannesburg, february 19, 2004 irin namibias land reform process is being questioned by some who find the pace too slow, while others argue that its benefits are debatable. Land reform is probably one of the most difficult domestic policy issues to be dealt with by zimbabwe, namibia, south africa and australia. Legislative drafter, ministry of justice, ms a zender unam. Land reform is one of the three most important problems that namibians want their. The transfer of agricultural land from white owners to black owners has. The introduction of sweeping land reforms in namibia is threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of white farmers. Namibia introduces bill to ban foreign ownership of land enca. According to the president, vision 2030 presents a clear view of where namibia is, were it wants to go from here, and over what time frame. South africa in its collaboration in nuclear technology transfer, as was the united. Postapartheid teacher education reform in namibia diva portal. Within these areas, ptos should be converted into free ti.
A sociolegal perspective on the namibian land reform and resettlement process, lac, 2002, cites much of this literature. It is further established that kenya carried out a successful land reform from which namibia needs to learn. Farms obtained by government for resettlement purposes. Taxes payable for a 100hectare farm valued at r400 000 in four municipalities 172 table 8. Be it enacted by the parliament of the republic of namibia, as follows. Pdf land governance and redistributive reform for the sake of. In each of these countries the process of land reform is incomplete. Zimbabwe, on one side of the spectrum, is facing a crisis in democratisation due to its radical approach to land reform. This opinion charts the way to a new namibian jurisprudence that can break the deadlock on land reform, moving the process forward with full commitment to the rule of law and is highly significant for the future of. Namibia introduces bill to ban foreign ownership of land. Republic of namibia grn over recent months that it intends to speed up land reform and resettlement programmes and to target whiteowned farms in particular for expropriation have caused much alarm. Geingob, on the one part, and the ministry of land reform. The law reform and development commission lrdc is a government commission established in 1992 in namibia, that creates reports making recommendations for legal reforms in 2014, new era reported that the ministry of justice was not seriously following up on reports submitted as far back as 2003. Land reform is an important political and economic topic in namibia.
The legal basis for the imposition of a tax on commercial agricultural land is the agricultural commercial land reform act, act no. The namibia institute for democracy nid, founded in 1991, implements a range of civic education, civil society development, sociopolitical survey and research and anticorruption programs in namibia. To provide for the allocation of rights in respect of communal land. The theme of the decentralization policy in namibia is therefore decentralization, development and democracy. The highly inequitable land ownership that resulted from nearly a century of colonization is an important socioeconomic issue that must be overcome in order to ensure namibias longterm stability and success. Namibias official land policy focuses on resettlement and the transfer of agricultural land under a willing seller. Namibia institute for democracy namibia digital repository. The media plays an important role in ensuring that land reform is. Act means the communal land reform act, 2002 act no. Land reform is a pivotal issue to the socioeconomic development in namibia. The directorate of land reform consists of two main divisions namely, the division of land. While it is agreed that the productive agricultural system should not be disturbed, this must be balanced with allocating any land to the land less for productive purposes.
Pdf several studies on land reform in namibia have focused on analysing the countrys land reform. The objects of the lrdc shall be to undertake research in connection with and. The publications archived in this repository are issued by the nid and are free to download on their website. The media informs the public, sets the public and political agenda, holds the government accountable, and serves as a public sphere. The land problem in namibia is a direct result of the land policy of the apartheid colonial system that created imbalances in property relations in the territory. Land reform meetings slammed local news namibian sun. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses.
A national conference on land reform and the land question in 1991 was the foundation on which the namibian government developed its land reform programme. Disparities in land distribution emanating from the successive colonial regimes, coupled with protracted policy of land dispossession of the indigenous namibians, is a major challenge that the namibian government is facing. Sidney harring, law foundation of saskatchewan chair, presented land reform in namibia and the future of law on october 15, 2012 at the college of law, uni. Several consultations with stakeholders took place with the aim of incorporating as many views as possible and also to seek consensus on issues relating to communal land administration. Article information, pdf download for land reform management in. Since independence in march 1990, the unequal distribution and. Getting ready for namibia s urban future speech delivered at the second national land conference, day 2, session on urban land reform. Section 1 of the agricultural commercial land reform act, 1995 hereinafter referred to as the principal act, is hereby amended. This paper aims at giving a background to the reform, to outline the structure of the new road sector after implementation of the reform, and to present the philosophy behind the new arrangements. President donald trump touched off a diplomatic row with south africa by repeating an erroneous broadcast about land reform there. Legal analysis of farmland expropriation in namibia. Redistributive land reform and poverty reduction in namibia. While their social relations were good, they overstocked the area.
The communal land reform act deals with access to land in communal areas. Policy will address the following sectors building on existing policies. However, the events that unfolded in zimbabwe in march and april 2000 have reverberated throughout the region and resulted in a huge increase in interest in land reform in namibia. Hage geingob, the president of the republic of namibia. Land reform in namibia the primary objective of the research is to identify the prevailing values behind the land reform. Namibia country report 2010 the threeandahalfyear livelihoods after land reform lalr research programme was funded by the economic and social research council esrc of the uk project number res167250037. The reform initiative is aimed at improving service delivery to the public and fosters operational. The ministry of lands, resettlement and rehabilitation started in 1990 to acquire freehold farmland for subdivision and allocation to previously disadvantaged namibians. Mr h gerdes law society of namibia, ms s mezuiengo nangolo expertise finance investment, gipf, ms f goagoses chief.
Geplant waren sechs monate aufenthalt aus denen jedoch nur zwei wurden. The lrdc is an independent panel of experts from the government that is part of the commonwealth. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. An important part of land reform is about equity, i. Communal land reform act 5 of 2002 namibia legal database. The land, livelihoods and housing programme aims at deepening and expanding the focus on these three key issues in namibia. Equity and poverty concerns have informed namibias land reform policy and legal framework. It is a vision that will take namibia from the present into the future, a vision that will guide the nation to make deliberate efforts to improve the quality of life of the namibian people. Since july 2017, the focus of support is on the urban land reform, with the implementation of the flts. Namibia s land reform programme has so far been based on the willing buyerwilling seller. The president has announced that land reform is to be greatly. In 2014, new era reported that the ministry of justice was not seriously following up on reports submitted as far back as 2003. National conference on land reform and the land question. In the same breath, it was reported that members of the cabinet had agreed unanimouslythat land reform is an imperative if namibia is to maintain its peace and political and national and racial harmony new era 22.
The namibian government has embarked on a public service reform initiative psri which is intended to transform public service into a performance driven organisation at all levels central and subnational levels. Ours is now a country known for its institutionalised democracy, peace and stability, and a wellmanaged economy. An analysis of the namibia land reform programme uzochukwu okafor on. Namibia country report 2010 61 bernard bought a farm through the aals in order to get out of the epukiro communal area where he farmed together with family members. Namibia travel guide for free download guidesebooks. On the right side of the page choose the right format pdf, epub etc. With mlr as main implementing partner, the programme also supports other relevant actors in the land sector. Emmanuel ismaels home is a small farm in the heart of duerreland, namibia. Agriculture agricultural commercial land reform act 1995. The colonial policy of property relations, including land tenure and access to land, were based on racial. Ministry of land reform vacancies in namibia 2018 2019. In addition, the presence of gifblaar, a noxious plant, caused big. In the same breath, it was reported that members of the cabinet had agreed unanimouslythat land reform is an imperative if namibia is to maintain its peace and political and national and racial harmony ne w era 22. There is a need for namibia to source funding for land reform.
Press the third button it will open a wikivoyage page in the new window and you will see all the content there and the button for download. All you have to do is select the type of places youd like to include restaurants, museums, etc. Namibia botswana caprivi strip 50 caprivi strip angola otjihende steirandberge kaokaland 20. This thematic approach seeks to reflect the wideranging skills exiting at the fnrss, and was developed to guide ilmis activities during the 201418 period.
Application for transfer of customary land right or right of leasehold. Namibias land reform programme is not only about poverty reduction, despite the. I have friends that live and runs a hunting and cattle farm east of windhoek and there is a meeting in september about land reform that they have told us about. Republic of namibia namibias fourth national development. Land reform in namibia and the future of law youtube. The law reform and development commission lrdc is a government commission established in 1992 in namibia, that creates reports making recommendations for legal reforms. For the first time, the grn has admitted that all namibian landholders could be at risk of expropriation under a policy change. This project analyses namibias three primary daily newspapers coverage of land reform from 2003 to 20 utilizing interpretive content analysis to. Sl harring and w odendaal, one day we will all be equal. Postapartheid teacher education reform in namibia diva. Land reform process in namibia a study of the impact of land reform on beneficiaries in otjozondjupa region, namibia by phillipus geingob student. The 2nd national land conference will be held from 15 october 2018 at safari hotel in windhoek, as indicated in the state of nation address sona of 11 april 2018, by his excellency dr. Oct 18, 2012 sidney harring, law foundation of saskatchewan chair, presented land reform in namibia and the future of law on october 15, 2012 at the college of law, uni. Communal land in namibia is state owned, but administered by traditional chiefs.
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