In November 2017, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe stepped down after ruling the
country for 37 years. He was replaced by his former deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa. In …

This inaugural essay surveys themes and approaches in agrarian political economy over the
last three decades, especially with reference to contributions to, and debates in, the Journal …

Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, land is a fundamental issue for economic development,
food security and poverty reduction1. Land is of crucial importance to the economies and …

The livelihoods of S outh A frica's rural A frican poor have long been characterized by
diverse activities, and intertwined with urban opportunities. This paper examines the …

South Africa's land reform programme has been underpinned by ambivalence about land
and what it signifies. One set of discourses and practices shows that ownership of or access …

Gaining Ground? Rights and Property in South African Land Reform examines how land
reform policy and practice in post-apartheid South Africa have been produced and …

This article focuses on the ambiguities and contradictions of donor and NGO development
discourses in relation to local constructions of'community', cultural authenticity and San …

In this paper, we explore relations between race, capital and wildlife conservation in the
town of Hoedspruit and its surroundings, which has developed into one of the main centres …

In this article, we analyse the land claim of the South Kalahari Bushmen (≠ Khomani) to
reflect critically on the South African land restitution process in relation to their contemporary …

Drawing on a detailed study of three village-level disputes in the Bakgatla-ba-Kgafela
traditional authority area, this article explores how intensifying land struggles on the …