Urban land restitution in Cape Town : demanding the return of land rights in Constantia and Kensington/Ndabeni
Date
2014-12-11
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De Gruyter Open
Abstract
One of the hallmark policies implemented post-apartheid, the Restitution
of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994, is a rights-based program aimed at addressing
the loss of land resulting from past racially discriminatory laws or practices.
The aim of this research was to identify what are the factors that determine the
different outcomes of the restitution process when claimants are demanding the
return of land rights and to highlight the challenges regarding the implementation
of this land restitution policy. Focusing on two specific yet contrasting areas
in Cape Town, Constantia and Kensington, it was determined that due to factors
pertaining to the lands in question, the neighborhood surrounding the lands, the
claimants, as well as the organization, function, and performance of different public
entities, the policy has managed to fulfill restorative justice, but has yet to fulfill
its ultimate goal of returning land rights to the claimants and undoing the injustices
of the apartheid regime.
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CITATION: Donaldson, R. et al. 2014. Urban land restitution in Cape Town: demanding the return of land rights in Constantia and Kensington/Ndabeni. Bulletin of Geography: Socio-economic Series, 26(26):107–120, doi:10.2478/bog-2014-0048.
The original publication is available at http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/bog
The original publication is available at http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/bog
Keywords
Land reform -- South Africa -- Constantia (Cape Town)
Citation
Donaldson, R. et al. 2014. Urban land restitution in Cape Town: demanding the return of land rights in Constantia and Kensington/Ndabeni. Bulletin of Geography: Socio-economic Series, 26(26):107–120, doi:10.2478/bog-2014-0048.