Implications of Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (16 of 2013) (SPLUMA) on land allocation in areas under traditional authorities

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dc.contributor.authorMaluleke, Meshack Ntshuxeko
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-10T11:28:15Z
dc.date.available2017-07-10T11:28:15Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionThe research report is hereby submitted in the fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Development Planning to the School of Architecture and Planning, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2017en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe main aim of the study is to investigate the significance of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (16 OF 2013) (SPLUMA) and its possible implications on land allocation in areas under traditional authority. In order to achieve this, the Act was reviewed as a data collection mechanism. This was done in order to gain an in-depth understanding of the act and its objectives before attempting to formulate the implications of this Act on land allocation in areas under traditional authority .This study explored how this new planning legislation (i.e. SPLUMA) will affect the roles and functions of traditional leaders in rural development and overall service provision, focusing mainly on land allocation. The research study discovered that SPLUMA was a significant Spatial and Land Use Management legislation in South Africa which is central in addressing issues of land rights and rural development. The findings were that there has been tension between traditional leaders and elected local government officials as they found contesting for power and authority in rural areas. This was because of the ambiguity and vagueness of the Constitution and the Traditional Leadership and Governance Act on issues of power and functions of the two institutions especially on matters of land allocation and administration. Another finding was regarding the socio-economic implication which showed that SPLUMA was a planning law which has potential to redress the socio-economic imbalances left by the colonial and apartheid regimes, but it requires the collaboration of traditional leaders as custodians of tribal land and customary law. Conclusions and key recommendations were that local government officials and traditional leaders need to cooperate on issues of land allocation and administration. However, clarification of roles and functions in SPLUMA regulations should be done to avoid tension and frustrations. Furthermore, there is also a need for national land allocation guidelines which traditional leaders should consider when allocating land. Lastly, capacitation of traditional leaders on spatial planning, land management and rural governance was indispensable in promoting land rights and rural development in areas under their jurisdiction.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianMT2017en_ZA
dc.format.extentOnline resource (136 leaves)
dc.identifier.citationMaluleke, Meshack Ntshuxeko (2017) Implications of spatial planning and land use management Act (16 of 2013) (SPLUMA) on land allocation in areas under traditional authorities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <http://hdl.handle.net/10539/22969>
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/22969
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshLand use--Law and legislation--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshLand use--South Africa--Planning
dc.subject.lcshRural development--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshLocal government--South Africa
dc.titleImplications of Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (16 of 2013) (SPLUMA) on land allocation in areas under traditional authoritiesen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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