Landmarked : land claims and land restitution in South Africa

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Title:

Landmarked : land claims and land restitution in South Africa

Author:

Walker, Cherryl.

ISBN:

9781770096325

9780821418703

Personal Author:

Walker, Cherryl.

Publication Information:

Johannesburg : Jacana Media ; Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, 2008.

Physical Description:

xi, 292 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

The narrative of loss and restoration -- Constituting restitution -- 'We are consoled': reconstructing Cremin -- Land of dreams: claiming the eastern shores of Lake St. Lucia -- Hidden costs: claiming Cato Manor/Umkhumbane -- Recasting the past: a personal journey -- Delivery and disarray: grounding the national numbers -- Beyond ' the lights of the past': restitution in perspective -- Appendix 1. Claims lodges and settled, including urban-rural breakdown -- Appendix 2. Land distribution and land reform by province.

Subject Term:

Land reform -- South Africa.

Land tenure -- South Africa.

Restitution -- South Africa.

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Summary

The year 2008 is the deadline set by President Mbeki for the finalization of all land claims by people who were dispossessed under the apartheid and previous white governments. Although most experts agree this is an impossible deadline, it does provide a significant political moment for reflection on the ANC government's program of land restitution since the end of apartheid.
Land reform (and land restitution within that) remains a highly charged issue in South Africa, one that deserves more in-depth analysis. Drawing on her experience as Rural Land Claims Commissioner in KwaZulu-Natal from 1995 to 2000, Professor Cherryl Walker provides a multilayered account of land reform in South Africa, one that covers general critical commentary, detailed case material, and personal narrative. She explores the master narrative of loss and restoration, which has been fundamental in shaping the restitution program; offers a critical overview of the achievements of the program as a whole; and discusses what she calls the "non-programmatic limits to land reform," including urbanization, environmental constraints and the impact of HIV/AIDS.