Urban land restitution in Cape Town: demanding the return of land rights in Constantia and Kensington/Ndabeni

• Authors: Ronnie Donaldson , Glen Hyman , David Chang , André Confiado , Ana María Ruiz , Ssicarú Salud , Sanem Yildiz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

restitution; land rights,\ land claims; Constantia; Cape Town

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 26
• Pages: 107-120

Dates

published

2014-12-01

received

2014-08-20

revised

2014-09-09

accepted

2014-09-12

online

2014-12-11

Contributors

author

Ronnie Donaldson

• University of Stellenbosch, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Arts, South Africa; phone [phone];

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Glen Hyman

• University of Stellenbosch, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Arts, South Africa; phone [phone];
• Sciences Po, Department of Public Affairs, Paris, France;

author

David Chang

• University of Stellenbosch, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Arts, South Africa; phone [phone];

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André Confiado

• University of Stellenbosch, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Arts, South Africa; phone [phone];

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Ana María Ruiz

• University of Stellenbosch, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Arts, South Africa; phone [phone];

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Ssicarú Salud

• University of Stellenbosch, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Arts, South Africa; phone [phone];

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Sanem Yildiz

• University of Stellenbosch, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Arts, South Africa; phone [phone];

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/bog-2014-0048