South Africas Land Reform Programme and Public Administration Processes
This year sees the centenary of the passing of the 1913 Natives Land Act, legislation which expropriated 87% of South Africas land from the black population, leaving them with a barely arable 13% remnant.It is also nearly 20 years since South Africas democratic government initiated a land reform process aimed at addressing this injustice by seeking to equitably redistribute the land.Since 1994, many land reform projects have been approved by the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform.An emotive topic, discourse on land reform tends to focus on the policy content, with questions on whether the willing buyer-willing seller model will substantively and expeditiously address the racially-skewed land ownership pattern.Little attention is given to implementation aspects of redress and redistribution or the related public administrative processes that promote or hinder implementation of the land reform programme.This paper reports on a study of the service delivery aspect of land reform, focusing on the Greater Letaba Local Municipality in South Africas Limpopo Province.The study evaluated the extent to which public administration processes and functions impact on the objectives of the Land Redistribution Programme.Using a largely qualitative approach and appropriate sampling techniques, the study elicited views from land reform beneficiaries, traditional authorities, municipal council members and government officials in the Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development and Land Reform.Findings of the research suggest that benefits have accrued to a number of beneficiaries but also highlight shortcomings in implementing the land reform programme, including weak intergovemmental relations and scant aftercare services, coupled with ineffectual public administration processes and partnerships.It is suggested that the implementation of the land reform programme be based on an all-inclusive planning process and sound network governance ideals that prioritise aftercare service in all land redistribution projects, accompanied by control measures such as organising, staffing, auditing and regular reporting in regard to project performance.
Land reform Public administration Policy implementation Network governance
Tebogo Malahlela Betty C Mubangizi
University of KwaZulu-Natal-Private bag X54001,4000,South Africa
国际会议
2013 International Conference on Public Administration (9th)(2013年第九届公共管理国际会议)
南非
英文
706-716
2013-10-31（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）