State Of Tenure

Tag: land

  • It’s all rural isn’t it? The difference between Communal Land and Agricultural Land in Zimbabwe.

    It’s all rural isn’t it? The difference between Communal Land and Agricultural Land in Zimbabwe.

    There was a lot of renewed attention on land issues in Zimbabwe after the evictions that saw over 3000 villagers being affected earlier this year in January 2024. Many people have difficulty understanding these two types of land, referring to them interchangeably as shown when arguments on title deeds erupted across social media. Understandably, the…

  • How Far Can You Push the People, Before they Start Pushing Back?

    This article follows thoughts from an abstract that I wrote for the Land Deal Politics Initiative conference on Global Land Grabbing slated for March next year in Colombia. The subject of the matter really hits close to home. You have to agree that, it slaps different when you write about something you have witnessed together…

  • Here are 3 main drivers of displacement and landlessness in Afrika

    If you have paid attention to the news in recent times, you may have caught wind of a number of cases where innocent people usually villagers are being dispossessed of their land and being rendered landless and tossed into poverty. This has been pushed by a variety of reasons. Here is a short summary of…

  • Why Title Deeds are Useless for Afrikan Rural Land

    The notion of “title deeds” for the less economically developed is messianic. It is akin to bringing a candle into a dark room. Everything is given a breath life by the light. Although other forms of documentation exist in rural areas such as settlement permits, certificates and leases, it is freehold title that bears the…

  • Why it is Crucial to Register Rural Land in Afrika

    The question of who owns what, where and how is critical in creating sustainable communities from a people perspective and an industrialization and developmental vein. Understanding this delineation of property is the backbone of inclusion for the rural population under customary land tenure. The failure of which is an ever-growing existential threat to the very…

  • Why Afrikan Millenials Struggle To Own Land

    It is almost impossible for young people in Afrika to own land and property. When they do, it’s a painstaking and arduous achievement born of momentous perspiration and sacrifice. Land ownership is imperative for every person, but why is it particularly important for young people? Looking at the age range from 26 to 40, that…

  • Did you visit your rural home this Easter holiday? Here are a few facts.

    The short Christian holiday has just gone by, and here is to hoping that you all had a well-deserved rest. Ordinarily this holiday would see most urbanites flock to their rural homes to catch a breath of cleaner air and to enjoy the fresh harvest. This has been hardly the case in Zimbabwe looking at…

  • African Women Must Own Land Now! Here’s Why.

    A woman is the utmost representation of nature in most Afrikan cultures. She is the giver of life, the keeper thereof. With modernisation, Westernisation and the complex evolution of society, the place of women in society has also changed, particularly their economic utility. Economic significance is realised through ownership of assets, such as land. Land…

  • Why We Must Fix The Relationship Between Land Tenure and African Economy.

    Last time we talked about the relationship between the tenureless and the economic performance of Afrikan countries. The social and economic benefits of solving the tenureless far outweigh the costs of ignoring this dire phenomenon. Ideally, improving access to land and land rights will result in greater investment into land resources which make up the…

  • Houses of Cards: Property Demolitions in Zimbabwe

    Like a sandcastle on a wet beach, a house of cards is bound to fall. It can be blown away by the gentlest of winds or toppled by the whisk of a finger, whichever the case, failure is its ultimate existence. This has seemingly been the case for many people investing in land in Zimbabwe,…

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