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“God stopped making land!” Land Rights, Conflict and Law in Namibia’s Caprivi Region
Firstly, while the land reform issue in Namibia is driven by the domination of primarily white-owned commercial farms in the centre of the country, almost half of the land in Namibia is communally owned, not privately owned. Virtually all authorities…
"No Resettlement Available:" An Assessment of the Expropriation Principle and its Impact on Land Reform in Namibia
The “land question” is among the most difficult issues facing independent Namibia. About half of the agricultural land in Namibia is in the hands of about 3 500 whites, while nearly a million blacks live on subsistence farms in the communal lands.…
"Our Land They Took:" San Land Rights Under Threat in Namibia
Different San groups share problems of poverty, powerlessness, social disorganisation and marginalisation. In any agrarian society, the problems of poverty and marginalisation are never far removed from those of land and land tenure. The Namibian San…