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    Land tenure in South Africa's communal areas: a case study of the Arabie-Olifants Scheme
    (University of the Witwatersrand. History Workshop., 1999-09-18) Lahiff, Edward
    This paper looks at the evolution of the land tenure system, and the prospects for reform in a Black communal area. It is based on a case study of the Arabie-Olifants Irrigation Scheme in the former homeland of Lebowa (in Limpopo Province)
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    From dispossession to disappointment: neo- liberalism and South African land reform policy
    (University of the Witwatersrand. History Workshop., 1999-09-18) Kariuki, Samuel; Van der Walt, Lucien
    Land ownership in South Africa is inequitable and characterised by exploitative social relations. The land policy process represents the triumph of the dominant powerful groups, mainly the landowning classes. The concerns of ordinary rural people have been marginalised. The paper examines the processes that lead to the ANC's land reform policy.
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    History, histories and historians in land reform: an insider's account.
    (University of the Witwatersrand. History Workshop., 1999-09-18) Hassan, Asma
    Those engaged in the South African Land Reform policy have invoked South Africa's contested history. Different histories impact policy formation and implementation. Historians have been employed by Governmental and non-governmental organisations involved in the Land Reform Programme. The paper offers personal impressions of the use and abuse of history and historians in the Land Reform Programme