To document the variety of de facto land tenure practices on communal residential and agricultural land within the boundaries of the Royal Bafokeng Nation. A professional research company will be contracted to conduct in-depth qualitative interviews with a representative sample of households on RBN land (c. 40 households) to trace several generations of land tenure history and current land tenure experiences and perceptions for each household. Interviews would need to be conducted with several members from each household. The findings will be document and presented to relevant stakeholders. The project will be completed by the 16th of March 2015.
In scope:
Understanding the various means to gain and retain rights of access, control, intergenerational transfer, trade/exchange within and outside families, beneficiation and the value of improvements on the land;
Profiling the diversity of experiences by gender, age, marriage status, socio-economic class, customary status/seniority, etc.;
Identifying the range of decision-makers and decision-making processes at different levels through which land tenure is allocated, secured and contested;
Documenting the criteria and values based on which land tenure is claimed and justified by residents in various contexts;
Recording levels of knowledge about and perceptions relating to the efficacy and legitimacy of ‘official’ land allocation and tenure institutions and processes within the Royal Bafokeng Administration.
Key Focus Area:
Governance & Administration
Focus Areas:
Beneficiaries:
Traditional leaders/Governance, Community, Women, Other Traditional authorities
