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The Institute for Poverty, Land, and Agrarian Studies is an independent policy research hub at the @UWConline. Follow us on Bluesky: @plaasuwc.bsky.social.

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How is bridging the urban and rural divide key to a stronger democracy in #SouthernAfrica? 🤔

PLAAS postdoctoral fellow, @boamonjane argues that rural and urban struggles are deeply interconnected. Drawing on case studies of popular resistance ✊🏾, he shows how building solidarity across these spaces can challenge inequality.

Read here: https://t.co/t3i3LEmKyq

[PLAAS @PLAASuwc]

📊New research using 10 years of data from 34 African countries has mapped out 1,000+ conflicts across Africa. Almost 75% of these conflicts were related to access to resources.

🌍PLAAS Professors @HaraMafaniso and Moenieba Isaacs discuss the barriers to access in South Africa and the role of government in solving them, in this article by @TC_Africa.

Read and learn about other African case studies:
https://t.co/xoM4LvpfKp

#WorldOceansDay 🌊

[PLAAS @PLAASuwc]

We're on in 30 minutes!
Register here for the zoom link if you aren't joining in person: https://t.co/jiMIJWuB8S

[PLAAS @PLAASuwc]

"Theorising back": join us & Dr @MMlilo1 for his seminar, Decolonising tourism development at Victoria Falls.
🗓️ Wed, 3 June 2026
🕐 13:00 – 14:00 SAST
📍 PLAAS seminar room, 2nd Floor, Jakes Gerwel Hall, @UWConline & Zoom
📝 Register here: https://t.co/wnaVsTMugd

[PLAAS @PLAASuwc]

"Theorising back": join us & Dr @MMlilo1 for his seminar, Decolonising tourism development at Victoria Falls.
🗓️ Wed, 3 June 2026
🕐 13:00 – 14:00 SAST
📍 PLAAS seminar room, 2nd Floor, Jakes Gerwel Hall, @UWConline & Zoom
📝 Register here: https://t.co/wnaVsTMugd

[PLAAS @PLAASuwc]

What can South Africa learn from Colombia’s land reform programmes?

PLAAS researcher @NkanyisoGums shares four key insights that can aid South Africa’s #Landreform process, if backed by political will and investment.

Read more in this @foodformzansi article.

https://t.co/4YXVWx6Nfw

[PLAAS @PLAASuwc]

"Theorising back": join us & Dr @MMlilo1 for his seminar, Decolonising tourism development at Victoria Falls.
🗓️ Wed, 3 June 2026
🕐 13:00 – 14:00 SAST
📍 PLAAS seminar room, 2nd Floor, Jakes Gerwel Hall, @UWConline & Zoom
📝 Register here: https://t.co/wnaVsTMugd

[PLAAS @PLAASuwc]

Happy Africa Day! 🌍

Join us today at 🕐 13:00–14:00 SAST as we unpack the first-ever global Status of Land Tenure and Governance Report with experts @ward_anseeuw from the @FAO, Dr @sthaYeni & Dr Joan Kagwanja.

📍 Online via Zoom OR In-person: PLAAS Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, Jakes Gerwel Hall (Main Hall), @UWConline

Register here: https://t.co/SoFKj5KaKW

[PLAAS @PLAASuwc]

Africa Day Seminar 🔊

Why does policy progress on land tenure still fail to deliver change for the marginalised?

Join us as we unpack the new @FAO Status of Land Tenure and Governance Report with @ward_anseeuw, @sthaYeni & Dr Joan Kagwanja.

📅 Monday, 25 May 2026
🕐 13:00–14:00 SAST
📍 Online and PLAAS Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, Jakes Gerwel Hall (Main Hall), UWC

Register here:
https://t.co/SoFKj5KaKW

[PLAAS @PLAASuwc]

Can solidarity from history be reimagined for the present geopolitical moment? Join us for our colloquium on Solidarity then & Now, with a panel of experts from Africa & Norway at @UWConline. Bring your toughest questions, & join us for a light lunch. https://t.co/4JEJVIhKrM

[Franny Rabkin @franstaar]

If you can make it, you should go.

[PLAAS @PLAASuwc]

🚀Attend the launch of @franstaar's book of 2025 tomorrow with our PhD student @ShanePhiri2 and our friends at @LarcUCT!

[Franny Rabkin @franstaar]

The best book I read last year.

[PLAAS @PLAASuwc]

Cartagena & the cry of the soil
@DLRRD_za Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso's speech at @icarrdcolombia signalled that South Africa is not merely participating in global land debates; it is helping to shape them.
New opinion by @boamonjane. https://t.co/X6RqxpXOA4
@UWConline #ICARRD20

[National Dept. of Land Reform & Rural Development @DLRRD_za]

Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development Mzwanele Nyhontso addressing the opening session of the 2nd International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD +20) in Cartagena, Colombia currently underway. The minister outlined South Africa's position on land reform and rural development, highlighting key challenges and successes that have been achieved.

[PLAAS @PLAASuwc]

#ICARRD20Moments 🐝🔴 | Solidarity among peoples 🤝 and the exchange of reflections and feelings from the Global South 🌍 have been the main takeaways that Mzwanele Nyhontso, @DLRRD_za Minister, takes back to South Africa after participating in @Icarrdcolombia.

We continue to add allies who defend #LandForLife! #AgrarianReform @UWConline

[Min. de Agricultura @MinAgricultura]

#MomentosICARRD20 🐝🔴 | La solidaridad entre los pueblos 🤝 y el intercambio de reflexiones y sentires del Sur Global 🌍 han sido los principales aprendizajes que Mzwanele Nyhontso, ministro de #ReformaAgraria y Desarrollo Rural de Sudáfrica (@DLRRD_za), se lleva a su país tras su participación en la @Icarrdcolombia.

¡Seguimos sumando aliados que defienden la #TierraParaLaVida!

[PLAAS @PLAASuwc]

📢 New blog: Prof Hall was a respondent at the FAO's Status of Land Tenure and Governance report launch on Wednesday. Here, she lays out 7 things to consider about its findings, and 3 things we can do about it. #ICARRD20
https://t.co/WSzSQn5SH4
@UWConline

[PLAAS @PLAASuwc]

Only 35% of land worldwide is documented. Who owns the world's land?
Watch the Status of Land Tenure & Governance report launch and download the report here: https://t.co/Kl0Zk3EXIU
#ICARRD20 @icarrdcolombia

[PLAAS @PLAASuwc]

🌍 NEW GLOBAL LAND TENURE STATS

👣Land tenure is about belonging, identity, cultural values and meanings, grounded in distinct ways of knowing.

📃New data, evidence and analyses on the state of land tenure, land rights and land governance tells us that despite this, policy implementation lags.

👩🏾‍💻Status of Land Tenure and Governance report launch live stream (19:45 CAT)
https://t.co/pNebmxkObb

#ICARRD20

[PLAAS @PLAASuwc]

🌍 NEW GLOBAL LAND TENURE STATS

👣Land tenure is about belonging, identity, cultural values and meanings, grounded in distinct ways of knowing.

📃New data, evidence and analyses on the state of land tenure, land rights and land governance tells us that despite this, policy implementation lags.

👩🏾‍💻Status of Land Tenure and Governance report launch live stream (19:45 CAT)
https://t.co/pNebmxkObb

#ICARRD20