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How is bridging the urban and rural divide key to a stronger democracy in #SouthernAfrica? ๐ค
PLAAS postdoctoral fellow, @boamonjane argues that rural and urban struggles are deeply interconnected. Drawing on case studies of popular resistance โ๐พ, he shows how building solidarity across these spaces can challenge inequality.
Read here: https://t.co/t3i3LEmKyq
๐New 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.
๐PLAAS 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 ๐
"Theorising back": join us & Dr @MMlilo1 for his seminar, Decolonising tourism development at Victoria Falls.
๐๏ธ Wed, 3 June 2026
๐ 13:00 โ 14:00 SAST
๐ PLAAS seminar room, 2nd Floor, Jakes Gerwel Hall, @UWConline & Zoom
๐ Register here: https://t.co/wnaVsTMugd
"Theorising back": join us & Dr @MMlilo1 for his seminar, Decolonising tourism development at Victoria Falls.
๐๏ธ Wed, 3 June 2026
๐ 13:00 โ 14:00 SAST
๐ PLAAS seminar room, 2nd Floor, Jakes Gerwel Hall, @UWConline & Zoom
๐ Register here: https://t.co/wnaVsTMugd
What can South Africa learn from Colombiaโs land reform programmes?
PLAAS researcher @NkanyisoGums shares four key insights that can aid South Africaโs #Landreform process, if backed by political will and investment.
Read more in this @foodformzansi article.
https://t.co/4YXVWx6Nfw
"Theorising back": join us & Dr @MMlilo1 for his seminar, Decolonising tourism development at Victoria Falls.
๐๏ธ Wed, 3 June 2026
๐ 13:00 โ 14:00 SAST
๐ PLAAS seminar room, 2nd Floor, Jakes Gerwel Hall, @UWConline & Zoom
๐ Register here: https://t.co/wnaVsTMugd
Happy Africa Day! ๐
Join us today at ๐ 13:00โ14:00 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.
๐ Online via Zoom OR In-person: PLAAS Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, Jakes Gerwel Hall (Main Hall), @UWConline
Register here: https://t.co/SoFKj5KaKW
Africa Day Seminar ๐
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.
๐ Monday, 25 May 2026
๐ 13:00โ14:00 SAST
๐ Online and PLAAS Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, Jakes Gerwel Hall (Main Hall), UWC
Register here:
https://t.co/SoFKj5KaKW
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
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
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.
#ICARRD20Moments ๐๐ด | Solidarity among peoples ๐ค and the exchange of reflections and feelings from the Global South ๐ 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
#MomentosICARRD20 ๐๐ด | La solidaridad entre los pueblos ๐ค y el intercambio de reflexiones y sentires del Sur Global ๐ han sido los principales aprendizajes que Mzwanele Nyhontso, ministro de #ReformaAgraria y Desarrollo Rural de Sudรกfrica (@DLRRD_za), se lleva a su paรญs tras su participaciรณn en la @Icarrdcolombia.
ยกSeguimos sumando aliados que defienden la #TierraParaLaVida!
๐ข 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
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
๐ NEW GLOBAL LAND TENURE STATS
๐ฃLand tenure is about belonging, identity, cultural values and meanings, grounded in distinct ways of knowing.
๐New data, evidence and analyses on the state of land tenure, land rights and land governance tells us that despite this, policy implementation lags.
๐ฉ๐พโ๐ปStatus of Land Tenure and Governance report launch live stream (19:45 CAT)
https://t.co/pNebmxkObb
#ICARRD20
๐ NEW GLOBAL LAND TENURE STATS
๐ฃLand tenure is about belonging, identity, cultural values and meanings, grounded in distinct ways of knowing.
๐New data, evidence and analyses on the state of land tenure, land rights and land governance tells us that despite this, policy implementation lags.
๐ฉ๐พโ๐ปStatus of Land Tenure and Governance report launch live stream (19:45 CAT)
https://t.co/pNebmxkObb
#ICARRD20