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GLOBAL RHETORIC AND GLOBAL RHETORIC AND LOCAL REALITIES LOCAL REALITIES Zimbabwean Land Reform Zimbabwean Land Reform

By By Ivan Farayi Muzondo Ivan Farayi Muzondo

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IN THIS PRESENTATION IN THIS PRESENTATION

• Introduction
• Brief Background to Zimbabwean Land

Tenures

• The ethics of Land Reform
• The ‘Fast Track’ reform
• The Role of Information System
• World Views vs. Local Views
• Conclusions

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Introduction Introduction

• Land Ownership disparities exist
• Consensus on need for reform
• Disputes with implementation
• Not sure with outcome meeting

expectations

• Management & implementation issues not

political but social and economic issues

Brief Background to Zimbabwean Brief Background to Zimbabwean Land Tenure Land Tenure

Commercial Tenure Communal Tenure (Subsistence) Resettlement Leasehold Tenure Roman Dutch Law Customary laws Customary and Roman Dutch combined

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The ethics of Land Reform The ethics of Land Reform

• Equity of access to land
• Broadened revenue base
• Multi-cultural society

– 90% view land for subsistence – 5% view land for commercial exploitation – State views land as national resource

• Administrative structure

– Duel (political vs. traditional)

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The ‘ The ‘Fast Track Fast Track’ reform ’ reform

• Achievements

– Transferred Land from Whites to Blacks

• Problems

– Uncertainty on security of tenure – Disrupted agrarian (& industrial) production – Lack international finance – No accounting system exist

Technocrats

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The Role of Information System The Role of Information System

• Pros

– Audit for public confidence – Effectiveness (e.g. Tax revenue) – Maintain sustainability in reform

• Cons

– Initial cost – Human resources – Speed

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World Views vs. Local Views World Views vs. Local Views

• World Views

– Politics – Historical

• Local Views

– Economic (Food for survival) – Shelter (Accommodation) – Security (Inheritance for off springs) – Sustainability

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Professional View to Land Professional View to Land Reform Reform

Policy Issues Professional Social/cultural

The Problem Stage in Zimbabwe

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Conclusions Conclusions

• Human Survival is priority 1
• Stability (Social, Political and Economic)
• Maintain production
• Human rights to private property
• Community confidence (partial ?)