PLAAS @PLAASuwc
The Institute for Poverty, Land, and Agrarian Studies is an independent policy research hub at the @UWConline. Follow us on Bluesky: @plaasuwc.bsky.social. plaas.org.za Cape Town Joined December 2010-
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We're just settling in for our documentary, Indalo Yethu. You've got 10 minutes to get in! See you now! 🏃🏾♀️🏃🏾♀️🏃🏾♀️
We're just settling in for our documentary, Indalo Yethu. You've got 10 minutes to get in! See you now! 🏃🏾♀️🏃🏾♀️🏃🏾♀️ https://t.co/9z8ZY1oIiJ
📣 What is conservation if it doesn't take black people's realities, land, and livelihoods into consideration? RSVP for our documentary, Indalo Yethu, showing today at @UWConline, as soon as soon you can.
📣 What is conservation if it doesn't take black people's realities, land, and livelihoods into consideration? RSVP for our documentary, Indalo Yethu, showing today at @UWConline, as soon as soon you can.
📣 Today! What is conservation if it doesn't take black people's realities, land, and livelihoods into consideration? RSVP for our documentary, Indalo Yethu, showing today at @UWConline. 🕑 14:00 -17:00
#UJLG2025 this weekend was a powerful reminder of people's right to land for more than housing. This major @ConCourtSA decision last week was just as important of a recognition of this right. @NdifunaUkwazi @the_hda, @SERI_RightsSA, A City Occupied Collective @RuthHallPLAAS
#UJLG2025 this weekend was a powerful reminder of people's right to land for more than housing. This major @ConCourtSA decision last week was just as important of a recognition of this right. @NdifunaUkwazi @the_hda, @SERI_RightsSA, A City Occupied Collective @RuthHallPLAAS
'Balance' and 'imbalance' in conservation are based on the idea that people cannot live with and in nature. In Africa, that is a Western perspective. Conservation should be at the centre of the land debate because people see nature as part of themselves. ~ @SiphesihleMbh11
'Balance' and 'imbalance' in conservation are based on the idea that people cannot live with and in nature. In Africa, that is a Western perspective. Conservation should be at the centre of the land debate because people see nature as part of themselves. ~ @SiphesihleMbh11 https://t.co/cV9OW8MGV3
In order for land reform to be inclusive and equitable, we need mechanisms to hold the state accountable. How do we do that? What would accountability look like? ~ Nkanyiso Gumede
In order for land reform to be inclusive and equitable, we need mechanisms to hold the state accountable. How do we do that? What would accountability look like? ~ Nkanyiso Gumede https://t.co/kwil5n9DGu
Day 2 of Urban Land Justice Gathering @the_hda @PLAASuwc @SERI_RightsSA @suraya_scheba #uljg2025
It's day two of the third Urban Land Justice Gathering at Workshop17 at the V&A Waterfront. At 14:30, PLAAS researcher Nkanyiso Gumede and research associate @SiphesihleMbh11 talk strategies for inclusive land redistribution plans for marginalised people. ##ULJG2025
It's day two of the third Urban Land Justice Gathering at Workshop17 at the V&A Waterfront. At 14:30, PLAAS researcher Nkanyiso Gumede and research associate @SiphesihleMbh11 talk strategies for inclusive land redistribution plans for marginalised people. ##ULJG2025
"We need to dismantle the 'property' concept." Justice means: - Reclaiming the commons; - Expropriating private property to avail land; - Understanding the regulation, limit, and constraints on private because of how financialised it has become. ~ @RuthHallPLAAS #ULJG2025
"We need to dismantle the 'property' concept." Justice means: - Reclaiming the commons; - Expropriating private property to avail land; - Understanding the regulation, limit, and constraints on private because of how financialised it has become. ~ @RuthHallPLAAS #ULJG2025 https://t.co/AhZKDj9rV4
"The Giama Act : public works must realize the greatest value from public assets, the problem is that in operation that it equates to financial value and the state becomes a real estate agent... but the state also has a social responsibility " @PLAASuwc @RuthHallPLAAS #uljg…
Professor @RuthHallPLAAS joins the programme today at the third Urban Land Justice programme, and tomorrow, you'll hear from research associate @SiphesihleMbh11 on a panel facilitated by researcher Nkanyiso Gumede. Keep an eye on our socials.
Professor @RuthHallPLAAS joins the programme today at the third Urban Land Justice programme, and tomorrow, you'll hear from research associate @SiphesihleMbh11 on a panel facilitated by researcher Nkanyiso Gumede. Keep an eye on our socials. https://t.co/gPTVTK8Uou
Tomorrow! We're at the third Urban Land Justice Gathering, co-hosted by @NdifunaUkwazi, @the_hda, @SERI_RightsSA, and the A City Occupied Collective. This year’s Gathering will tackle the urgent question of land redistribution in South Africa 30 years into democracy and a land…

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