The Role of Chiefs in Land Management in Peri-Urban Customary Areas Of Blantyre, Malawi: The Case of Mpemba

dc.contributor.authorMagwede, Chimwemwe Edith
dc.contributor.supervisorWilliamson, Amanda
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T12:43:22Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T12:43:22Z
dc.date.issued2022-04
dc.departmentDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning
dc.descriptionA research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Masters in Urban Studies (Housing and Human Settlements). to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, School of Architecture and Planning, at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Republic of South Africa), 2022.
dc.description.abstractPeri-urbanisation is a new form of urbanisation and the peri-urban area is a new kind of multi-functional landscape for urban development. How peri-urban areas are managed matters because they are close to the city and due to high urbanisation rates in most developing countries, these areas will soon be part of the city. If urban peripheries are not well-managed, they will be a challenge for sustainable development. In Malawi, peri-urban areas fall under customary land and chiefs are the custodians of customary land. The study unpacks the role of chiefs in land management, how the National Land Policy and land-related legislation position customary leadership in the governance of land management and how municipal and customary land management systems interact with each other in the peri-urban areas. The study employed a qualitative approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and policy and legislation were reviewed. The 2002 National Land Policy of Malawi and land-related legislation were reviewed focusing on the role of chiefs in land management. Although the peri-urban areas fall under the jurisdiction of chiefs, the research reveals that this area is treated as no man's land as there exists an overlap of authorities in the peri-urban areas. The chiefs witness land transactions, advise their people on how to secure their land, and partially guide and manage land, although they are not aware of land regulations and standards. The findings also disclose that there is a lack of coordination within municipal land management systems and between municipal land management systems and customary land management systems. Although the legislation states that chiefs have to be incorporated in land management, these laws have not been fully implemented as there are still in the pilot phase.
dc.description.sponsorshipWits-TUB Urban Lab. Prof. Marie Huchzermeyer and Taki Sithagu.
dc.description.submitterMM2024
dc.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.identifier.citationMagwede, Chimwemwe Edith. (2023). The Role of Chiefs in Land Management in Peri-Urban Customary Areas Of Blantyre, Malawi: The Case of Mpemba. [Master's dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WIReDSpace. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/40119
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/40119
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights©2022 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolSchool of Architecture and Planning
dc.subjectPeri-urbanisation
dc.subjectPeri-urban areas
dc.subjectLand management
dc.subjectCustomary land management
dc.subjectMunicipal land management systems
dc.subjectSustainable urbanization
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subject.otherSDG-9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
dc.titleThe Role of Chiefs in Land Management in Peri-Urban Customary Areas Of Blantyre, Malawi: The Case of Mpemba
dc.typeDissertation
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