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July 9, 2025

Draft Guidelines | Unlocking Land for a Just Transition

On the 24th of June 2025, PARI’s Land Governance Programme Researcher Daniel Sher presented the…

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Land Policy briefs and resources Publications

May 9, 2025

Policy brief | ‘Unjust’ Transition for Youth in South Africa: A case study of youth in Steve Tshwete Local Municipality

About this brief Climate change is necessitating a transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy…

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Conferences Land News

May 5, 2025

Conference | Elements of just transition readiness: lessons and strategies for transition-effective land governance

Dr Gaynor Paradza, PARI's Land Governance Programme Lead, is participating in this conference on transition-effective…

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Land News Public Policy

March 6, 2025

Land Governance programme collaborates with SALGA to support just transition

Image: KwaZulu-Natal/Simon Hull/November 2024 On 5 March, Land Governance Programme Lead Gaynor Paradza participated…

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Conferences Land News

March 6, 2025

PARI researchers at Cardiff University

Dr Gaynor Paradza and Murial Kwena, from PARI's Land Governance programme, are attending the 19th…

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Land Policy briefs and resources Public Policy Publications

January 27, 2025

Policy brief | Proposals to Policymakers to Transform Land Administration and Secure Tenure for Unregistered Land Rights in South Africa

In the first policy brief in this series, we outlined the problem of off-register rights…

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Land Policy briefs and resources Public Policy Publications

January 24, 2025

Policy brief | Enhancing Security of Tenure through Land Administration

In the first policy brief, we outlined the problem of off-register rights in South Africa…

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Land Policy briefs and resources Public Policy Publications

November 25, 2024

Policy brief | Review of Traditional Authority Customary Land Management Practices in Limpopo Province of South Africa

This policy brief explores the municipal–traditional authority nexus through the lens of land development applications.…

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Land Policy briefs and resources Public Policy Publications

November 25, 2024

Policy brief | What are the challenges of incorporating the diverse land rights of the majority of South Africans into the existing formal land registration system?

The apartheid legacy of imposing an exclusive private property regime, thereby rendering indigenous forms of…

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Land Publications traditional leaders Working Papers

November 7, 2024

Working Paper | Reflections on the Role of Traditional Authorities in Land Governance in 21st Century South Africa

By Joel Pearson This working paper offers a survey of recent South African literature on…

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Draft Guidelines | Unlocking Land for a Just Transition

Policy brief | ‘Unjust’ Transition for Youth in South Africa: A case study of youth in Steve Tshwete Local Municipality

Conference | Elements of just transition readiness: lessons and strategies for transition-effective land governance

Land Governance programme collaborates with SALGA to support just transition

PARI researchers at Cardiff University

Policy brief | Proposals to Policymakers to Transform Land Administration and Secure Tenure for Unregistered Land Rights in South Africa

Policy brief | Enhancing Security of Tenure through Land Administration

Policy brief | Review of Traditional Authority Customary Land Management Practices in Limpopo Province of South Africa

Policy brief | What are the challenges of incorporating the diverse land rights of the majority of South Africans into the existing formal land registration system?

Working Paper | Reflections on the Role of Traditional Authorities in Land Governance in 21st Century South Africa

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