Land Reform and Its Impact in the Greater Letaba Local Municipality

Since the dawn of democracy in South Africa, numerous land reform projects have been approved by the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform. This book focuses on the Greater Letaba Local Municipality in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The study seeks to establish the extent to which land redistribution contributes to community development and poverty reduction in the Greater Letaba Local Municipality. In addition, the study evaluates the extent to which public administration processes and functions impact on the objectives of the Land Redistribution Programme. To achieve the research objectives, this study adopted a qualitative and quantitative approach. Using appropriate sampling techniques, the study sample was selected from land reform beneficiaries, traditional authorities, municipal council members and government officials in the Departments of Agriculture and of Rural Development and Land Reform. The major finding of this research is that the land reform policy needs to be reviewed, particularly the willing buyer willing seller programme. There is also a need for monitoring and evaluation on public projects, including the land redistribution projects.

Since the dawn of democracy in South Africa, numerous land reform projects have been approved by the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform. This book focuses on the Greater Letaba Local Municipality in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The study seeks to establish the extent to which land redistribution contributes to community development and poverty reduction in the Greater Letaba Local Municipality. In addition, the study evaluates the extent to which public administration processes and functions impact on the objectives of the Land Redistribution Programme. To achieve the research objectives, this study adopted a qualitative and quantitative approach. Using appropriate sampling techniques, the study sample was selected from land reform beneficiaries, traditional authorities, municipal council members and government officials in the Departments of Agriculture and of Rural Development and Land Reform. The major finding of this research is that the land reform policy needs to be reviewed, particularly the willing buyer willing seller programme. There is also a need for monitoring and evaluation on public projects, including the land redistribution projects.