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An Analysis of the South African Land Reform Projects: A Case of Gallawater A. Farm

An Analysis of the South African Land Reform Projects: A Case of Gallawater A. Farm. Moseki M.S Supervised by: Dr.Hebinck P Rural Development Sociology August 2008. Introduction. LAND REFORM Multi-dimensional LINEAR PERSPECTIVES

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An Analysis of the South African Land Reform Projects: A Case of Gallawater A. Farm

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  1. An Analysis of the South African Land Reform Projects: A Case of Gallawater A. Farm Moseki M.S Supervised by: Dr.Hebinck P Rural Development Sociology August 2008

  2. Introduction • LAND REFORM • Multi-dimensional • LINEAR PERSPECTIVES • Neo-liberals (LR is market -led and deviation constitutes failure) • Political economists(LR creates & strengthens rural differentiations) • Models of social change? Long (2001;2004 & James (2004)

  3. Research Question & Objective What makes South African land reform projects interlocking social spaces? This study investigated how South African land reform projects become social spaces where different actors engages each other to meet their basic needs. This was done by identifying the social actors and analyzing their social relationships with the intention of understanding the complexities of land reform projects empirically.

  4. Methodology Ethnography • Situational analysis • Observations • Interviews • Purposive sampling

  5. Study Area • Gallawater A. Farm • 900 ha • Acquired 1995 • 102 Households • Livestock production (mainly sheep & cattle) • Farm school

  6. Study Area Whittlesea Gallawater A.

  7. Findings • Categories of beneficiaries

  8. Case studies Wool grower,electrician,taxi owner, teaching wife. Wool growers,link,social grant, water pumping,cellphone charging, selling wood Proud land owner, social grants Search for settlement, social ties & capital. Settlement, new categories of beneficiaries Pride in land ownership, farming area

  9. Conclusions • L R cannot be analysed and understood linearly as there are more issues than just policy mandates and assumptions of stakeholders within this process. • LR projects are arenas where complex social interactions are taking place and realities of everyday human needs are unfolding.

  10. Recommendations • A need for a much more flexible policy design and implementation process rather than being rigid in achieving goals and setting out instruments to achieve these. • Greater flexibility to cater for the diverse needs of the different categories of beneficiaries.

  11. Comments!!! Ke a leboga! Ndiyabulela! Ngiyabonga! Ndi a livhuha! Dankie! Thank you!

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